A quotation from Peterson, Wilferd A.:

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Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.
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"The Art of Happiness," This Week Magazine (1961-02-04) - Peterson, Wilferd A. | WIST Quotations

Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best. Collected in The Art of Living (1961). Almost universally credited to Theodore Isaac Rubin, but I've been unable to find the phrase in…

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A quotation from Colton, Charles Caleb:

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Times of general calamity and confusion have ever been productive of the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace, and the brightest thunderbolt is elicited from the darkest storm.
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Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 28 (1820) - Colton, Charles Caleb | WIST Quotations

Times of general calamity and confusion have ever been productive of the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace, and the brightest thunderbolt is elicited from the darkest storm.

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