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If you think your life is hard, you need to read this book.
Here are 12 powerful lessons from "The Happiest Man on Earth":
Here are 12 powerful lessons from "The Happiest Man on Earth":
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"My number was 172338. This was now my only identity. They even took your name from youβno longer a man, just a gear turning slowly in a great killing machine."
"My number was 172338. This was now my only identity. They even took your name from youβno longer a man, just a gear turning slowly in a great killing machine."
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"Auschwitz was a death camp. You never knew when you got up in the morning if you would come back to your bed."
"Auschwitz was a death camp. You never knew when you got up in the morning if you would come back to your bed."
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"The average survival time of a prisoner in Auschwitz was seven months."
"The average survival time of a prisoner in Auschwitz was seven months."
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"In Auschwitz, there was no past, no futureβonly survival."
"In Auschwitz, there was no past, no futureβonly survival."
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"1,200 Czech men were housed in what had once been a stable for eight horses. The conditions were so harsh that sickness and starvation were inevitable."
"1,200 Czech men were housed in what had once been a stable for eight horses. The conditions were so harsh that sickness and starvation were inevitable."
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"The human body is the greatest machine ever made, but it cannot run without the human spirit."
"The human body is the greatest machine ever made, but it cannot run without the human spirit."
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"If I could survive one more day, an hour, a minute, then the pain would end and tomorrow would come."
"If I could survive one more day, an hour, a minute, then the pain would end and tomorrow would come."
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"Where there is life, there is hope. And where there is hope, there is life."
"Where there is life, there is hope. And where there is hope, there is life."
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"There are always miracles in the world, even when all seems hopeless."
"There are always miracles in the world, even when all seems hopeless."
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"You will never be happy if you look at your neighbor and make yourself sick with jealousy."
"You will never be happy if you look at your neighbor and make yourself sick with jealousy."
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"My father used to say to me there is more pleasure in giving than in taking, that the important things in lifeβfriends, family, kindnessβare far more precious than money."
"My father used to say to me there is more pleasure in giving than in taking, that the important things in lifeβfriends, family, kindnessβare far more precious than money."
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"Happiness is the only thing in the world that doubles each time you share it...As for you my new friend? I hope that your happiness doubles too."
"Happiness is the only thing in the world that doubles each time you share it...As for you my new friend? I hope that your happiness doubles too."
You can also watch his TED Talk here:
ted.com
ted.com
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