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"The sound of laughter is like the vaulted dome of a temple of happiness."
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"The righteous shall rejoice."
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Personal Development
"It all began with one small shy smile."
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Personal Development
"Happiness isn't about pretending there's no pain. It's about accepting the pain as a part of healing and doing your best to nurse your own wounds with love and patience."
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"Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved."
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"Song of praise: Be joyful and count your blessings. There are so many things to be thankful for; the gift of being alive, blessings of a new day to hope and dream, the gift of families, the gift of children, the gift of friends, gift of people who make you laugh and smiles, the gift of strangers who show you kindness,the gift of nature, gift of educators, gift of preachers and many more."
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"You don't need much to give. Give what you have."
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"As a child is indulged or checked in its early follies, a ground is generally laid for the happiness or misery of the future man."
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"Fun is closely related to Joy -- a sort of emotional froth arising from the play of instinct."
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"As long as you're not hurting anyone or anything, including your future self, do only that which makes you happy."
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"I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth when all the world is new to it."
Vision
"I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a light joyousness of springtime which never lets anyone suspect the labors it has cost me."
Art
"There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted."
Art
"A young woman has young claws, well sharpened. If she has character, that is. And if she hasn't so much the worse for you."
Character
"I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish."
Mind
"An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc."
Success
"Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better."
Instinct
"He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back."
Freedom
"In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be able to walk firmly on the ground before you start walking on a tightrope."
Nature
"It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color - not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression."
Art
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