“And yet, what are the true joys of life? By what does a man in all sincerity measure his standard of living? For myself, I would say that the good life is a small house, a cottage, and in that cottage a hearth that will burn wood, and a lamp or two and a shelf of books.” ReadingCottageSimple JoysHearth Book:A Countryman’s Autumn Notebook Source: A Countryman’s Autumn Notebook