A FEW years ago, someone asked me for my definition of a mature person. Here it is: “A mature person is one who does not think only in absolutes, who… - Eleanor Roosevelt

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A FEW years ago, someone asked me for my definition of a mature person. Here it is: “A mature person is one who does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and in all things, and who walks humbly and deals charitably with the circumstances of life, knowing that in this world all of us need both love and charity.

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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (11 October 1884 – 7 November 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, social activist. and first lady (as the wife of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt).

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Birth Name: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Alternative Names: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt First Lady of the world Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt Elaenore Roosevelt Anna Roosevelt
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