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"We Always Get Dirty Again, To Be Sure..."

A Quote From Goethe!

“Man’s good intentions, resolutions that always succumb to ingrained habit, are like the cleaning, scrubbing and adorning that we practice on Sundays, holidays, and feast days. We always get dirty again, to be sure, but such a partial cleaning process has the advantage of upholding the principle of cleanliness.”
--Goethe

* What a great name for a blog -- Rowdy Kittens, "social change through simple living." Lately I've been thinking a lot about simplicity, which is not, I find, a simple subject.

* Join the discussion on the Facebook Page. This is where I post my "happiness questions," among other things.

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