Life
Life always presents problems, dilemmas, some of which beset people, even great ones; but there is no need to be baffled by all the difficulties every time you face them. The effort to which you are being invited is to learn the usual pitfalls and how they are avoided, while also learning the devices--tricks of the trade--by which life can be both improved and made easier than it seems to most people. ... By the same effort, you may also learn to live your life and to afford pleasure to those surrounds you. (adapted from JACQUES BARZUN, Simple & Direct)
