Philosophy and Consistency
Yet so it is, through all classes of society. All of us covet some neighbor’s possession, and think our lot would have been happier, had it been different from what it is. Yet most of us could obtain worldly distinctions, if our habits and inclinations allowed us to pay the immense price at which they must be purchased. True wisdom lies in finding out all the advantages of a situation in which we _are_ placed, instead of imagining the enjoyments of one in which we are _not_ placed.
…presented to you from The American Frugal Housewife – Dedicated to those who are not ashamed of economy, by Mrs. Child…
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Damsels in Regress 