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Gilbert K. Chesterton

True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it. It is arduous and it is rare.

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True contentment requires effort and skill, much like farming, where you must work actively to make the most of what you have. It is difficult to achieve and uncommon because it involves fully using every situation’s potential rather than passively accepting it.

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