Quote by Thomas Bulfinch
For Mythology is the handmaid of literature and literature is one

For Mythology is the handmaid of literature and literature is one of the best allies of virtue and promoters of happiness. – Thomas Bulfinch

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Thus we hope to teach mythology not as a study, but as a relaxation from study to give our work the charm of a story-book, yet by means of it to impart a knowledge of an important branch of education. – Thomas Bulfinch

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Without a knowledge of mythology much of the elegant literature of our own language cannot be understood and appreciated. – Thomas Bulfinch

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If no other knowledge deserves to be called useful but that which helps to enlarge our possessions or to raise our station in society, then Mythology has no claim to the appellation. – Thomas Bulfinch

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But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads? – Albert Camus

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[T]he true secret of happiness lies in the taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life… – William Morris, “The Aims of Art,” 1887

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The happiness of this life depends less on what befalls you than the way in which you take it. – Elbert Hubbard

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