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  2. Meaning of life - Wikipedia

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    The first English use of the expression "meaning of life" appears in Thomas Carlyle's Sartor Resartus (1833–1834), book II chapter IX, "The Everlasting Yea". [1]Our Life is compassed round with Necessity; yet is the meaning of Life itself no other than Freedom, than Voluntary Force: thus have we a warfare; in the beginning, especially, a hard-fought battle.

  3. Well-being - Wikipedia

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    Well-being is what is ultimately good for a person or in their self-interest. It is a measure of how well a person's life is going for them. [6] In the broadest sense, the term covers the whole spektrum of quality of life as the balance of all positive and negative things in a person's life.

  4. Svecchacara - Wikipedia

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    In other words, we do our Will but with discretion, not making it too obvious, nor to harm or hurt other people. Yet this is also a typical Nathism; a complete reversal of Vedic morals and philosophy. [5] [better source needed] [6] This term is employed in the closure of the Avadhuta Upanishad. [7] [better source needed]

  5. Quality of life - Wikipedia

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    In other words, poverty is defined as a low quality of life. Using this definition, the World Bank works towards improving quality of life through the stated goal of lowering poverty and helping people afford a better quality of life.

  6. Life satisfaction - Wikipedia

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    Life satisfaction is an evaluation of a person's quality of life. [1] It is assessed in terms of mood, relationship satisfaction, achieved goals, self-concepts , and self-perceived ability to cope with their life.

  7. Life chances - Wikipedia

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    In other words, individuals in certain groups have in common a specific causal component of their life chances: they are in similar situation, which tends to imply a similar outcome to their actions. Weber notes the importance of economic factors: [ 9 ] [ 10 ] how the power of those with property , compared to those without property, gives the ...

  8. Life has become better - Wikipedia

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    "Life has become better, life has become happier" [a] is a widespread version of a phrase uttered by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin at the First All-Union Conference of Stakhanovites on 17 November 1935. [1] The full quote from Joseph Stalin was, when translated into English, is: Life has improved, comrades. Life has become more joyous.

  9. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    Below is an alphabetical list of widely used and repeated proverbial phrases. If known, their origins are noted. A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition.