The mature man lives quietly, does good privately, takes responsibility for his actions, treats others with friendliness — Kenneth Rexroth
The mature man lives quietly, does good privately, takes responsibility for his actions, treats others with friendliness — Kenneth Rexroth
The mature man lives quietly, does good privately, takes responsibility for his actions, treats others with friendliness — Kenneth Rexroth
The mature man lives quietly, does good privately, takes responsibility for his actions, treats others with friendliness — Kenneth Rexroth
The mature man lives quietly, does good privately, takes responsibility for his actions, treats others with friendliness — Kenneth Rexroth
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The mature man lives quietly, does good privately, takes responsibility for his actions, treats others with friendliness and courtesy, finds mischief boring and avoids it. Without the hidden conspiracy of goodwill, society would not endure an hour.

— Kenneth Rexroth
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