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John Grierson

"Some of us learned in a school of philosophy which taught that all was for the common good and nothing for oneself and have never, in any case, regarded the pursuit of happiness as anything other than an aberration of the human spirit."

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"Some of us learned in a school of philosophy which taught that all was for the common good and nothing for oneself and have never, in any case, regarded the pursuit of happiness as anything other than an aberration of the human spirit."

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Amber Hurdle

"It's not a matter of whether you want happiness. We all need peace, love, and happiness. But, if you fail to nurture your spirit, by absorbing all things good and giving attention to the matters of your heart, it will be hard to obtain. It must radiate from inside of you. Then, flow outwardly penetrating everyone around you."

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Amber Hurdle

"Do not allow your happiness to be controlled by the thoughts of others. People are happy for you one minute and then the next they are looking down their noses at you. You have to find within yourself the kind of happiness that withstands the ups and downs of life. No one should have the power to limit or repress your happiness."

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Amber Hurdle

"Think of what makes you smile, makes you happy... and do more of that shit."

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"Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised."

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"Happy people is a great hope to all the unhappy people because a path of success can always be used by the people who couldn't find such a path yet!"

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"You will meet happiness on your way if you just stop looking for happiness desperately! Live your life without looking for anything!"

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Amber Hurdle

"You will realize one day that all the money in the world cannot buy you happiness. Nor can it make you a person of good character."

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Amber Hurdle

"The immense success of our life, is I think, that our treasure is hid away; or rather in such common things that nothing can touch it."

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"It is a fact that one man can be deliriously happy in the exact situation that causes another man to wither from depression."

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Amber Hurdle

"Isn't it wonderful that our bodies can give us so much pleasure? he said to her once, quite simply. They were happy and radiantly innocent. They were both incapable of the conception that joy is sin."

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