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"For me, however, that beloved, glowing little word happiness has become associated with everything I have felt since childhood upon hearing the sound of the word itself."
Herman Hesse
"For me, however, that beloved, glowing little word happiness has become associated with everything I have felt since childhood upon hearing the sound of the word itself."
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"Man's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him. Reverence something to be worshipped by him, and love something to be cherished by him, forever."
John Ruskin
"Man's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him. Reverence something to be worshipped by him, and love something to be cherished by him, forever."
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"Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold."
John Betjeman
"Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold."
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"There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do."
Freya Stark
"There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do."
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"Cultivate an attitude of happiness. Cultivate a spirit of optimism. Walk with faith, rejoicing in the beauties of nature, in the goodness of those you love, in the testimony which you carry in your heart concerning things divine."
Gordon B. Hinckley
"Cultivate an attitude of happiness. Cultivate a spirit of optimism. Walk with faith, rejoicing in the beauties of nature, in the goodness of those you love, in the testimony which you carry in your heart concerning things divine."
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"I'm happy to just be able to come across things. I don't need to be happy. Happiness is a kind of cheap word. Let's face it, I'm not the kind of cat that's going to cut off an ear if I can't do something. I would commit suicide. I would shoot myself in the brain if things got bad. I would jump from a window you know, I can think about death openly. It's nothing to fear. It's nothing sacred. I've seen so many people die. Life's not sacred either."
Bob Dylan
"I'm happy to just be able to come across things. I don't need to be happy. Happiness is a kind of cheap word. Let's face it, I'm not the kind of cat that's going to cut off an ear if I can't do something. I would commit suicide. I would shoot myself in the brain if things got bad. I would jump from a window you know, I can think about death openly. It's nothing to fear. It's nothing sacred. I've seen so many people die. Life's not sacred either."
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"For my part, I do not feel that the scheme of future happiness, which ought by rights to be in preparation for me, will be at all interfered with by my not meeting again the man I have in my. mind."
James Payn
"For my part, I do not feel that the scheme of future happiness, which ought by rights to be in preparation for me, will be at all interfered with by my not meeting again the man I have in my. mind."
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"Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions."
Aristotle
"Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions."
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"Money is human happiness in the abstract; he, then, who is no longer capable of enjoying human happiness in the concrete devotes himself utterly to money."
Arthur Schopenhauer
"Money is human happiness in the abstract; he, then, who is no longer capable of enjoying human happiness in the concrete devotes himself utterly to money."
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"By mere burial man arrives not at bliss; and in the future life, throughout its whole infinite range, they will seek for happiness as vainly as they sought it here, who seek it in aught else than that which so closely surrounds them here - the Infinite."
Johann Gottlieb Fichte
"By mere burial man arrives not at bliss; and in the future life, throughout its whole infinite range, they will seek for happiness as vainly as they sought it here, who seek it in aught else than that which so closely surrounds them here - the Infinite."
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"Even when there are times that we're not happy, happiness will creep in."
Dyan Cannon
"Even when there are times that we're not happy, happiness will creep in."
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"There is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving."
Henry Drummond
"There is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving."
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"For Mythology is the handmaid of literature; and literature is one of the best allies of virtue and promoters of happiness."
Thomas Bulfinch
"For Mythology is the handmaid of literature; and literature is one of the best allies of virtue and promoters of happiness."
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"Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness, which this world affords."
William Samuel Johnson
"Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness, which this world affords."
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"Happiness consumes itself like a flame. It cannot burn for ever, it must go out, and the presentiment of its end destroys it at its very peak."
August Strindberg
"Happiness consumes itself like a flame. It cannot burn for ever, it must go out, and the presentiment of its end destroys it at its very peak."
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"True happiness, we are told, consists in getting out of one's self; but the point is not only to get out - you must stay out; and to stay out you must have some absorbing errand."
Henry James
"True happiness, we are told, consists in getting out of one's self; but the point is not only to get out - you must stay out; and to stay out you must have some absorbing errand."
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"The secret of happiness is to find a congenial monotony."
V. S. Pritchett
"The secret of happiness is to find a congenial monotony."
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"There is perfect love in Heaven!"
Anne Bronte
"There is perfect love in Heaven!"
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"Happiness is brief. It will not stay. God batters at its sails."
Euripides
"Happiness is brief. It will not stay. God batters at its sails."
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"The one happiness is to shut one's door upon a little room, with a table before one, and to create; to create life in that isolation from life."
Eleanora Duse
"The one happiness is to shut one's door upon a little room, with a table before one, and to create; to create life in that isolation from life."
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"Happiness belongs to those who are sufficient unto themselves. For all external sources of happiness and pleasure are by their very nature highly uncertain precarious ephemeral and subject to chance."
Arthur Schopenhauer
"Happiness belongs to those who are sufficient unto themselves. For all external sources of happiness and pleasure are by their very nature highly uncertain precarious ephemeral and subject to chance."
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"The true source of happiness is within each of us."
Chris Prentiss
"The true source of happiness is within each of us."
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"Most people ask for happiness on condition. Happiness can only be felt if you don't set any condition."
Arthur Rubinstein
"Most people ask for happiness on condition. Happiness can only be felt if you don't set any condition."
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"Your success and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them. But to be happy it is essential not to be too concerned with others. Consequently, there is no escape. Happy and judged, or absolved and wretched."
Albert Camus
"Your success and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them. But to be happy it is essential not to be too concerned with others. Consequently, there is no escape. Happy and judged, or absolved and wretched."
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"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature."
Marcus Aurelius
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature."
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"Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower."
John Harrigan
"Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower."
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"Nothing brings more joy than a good marriage, and nothing brings more misery than a bad marriage."
Billy Graham
"Nothing brings more joy than a good marriage, and nothing brings more misery than a bad marriage."
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"Love is trembling happiness."
Kahlil Gibran
"Love is trembling happiness."
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"Bring love and peace and happiness and beautiful lives into the world in my honor. Thank you. Love you."
Aron Ralston
"Bring love and peace and happiness and beautiful lives into the world in my honor. Thank you. Love you."
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"I learned that people everywhere are basically the same and have similar goals that we do. They want health and happiness and the opportunity to provide for their families."
Steve Kerr
"I learned that people everywhere are basically the same and have similar goals that we do. They want health and happiness and the opportunity to provide for their families."
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"You take away all the other luxuries in life, and if you can make someone smile and laugh, you have given the most special gift: happiness."
Brad Garrett
"You take away all the other luxuries in life, and if you can make someone smile and laugh, you have given the most special gift: happiness."
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"Happiness is gleaned from a source, which can be attributed to all experiences; it can be found wherever the individual does not mind forfeiting the option, for some sense of control."
Justin K. McFarlane Beau
"Happiness is gleaned from a source, which can be attributed to all experiences; it can be found wherever the individual does not mind forfeiting the option, for some sense of control."
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"We can learn to act and think in ways that sow seeds of our future well-being, gradually becoming more aware of what causes happiness as well as what causes distress."
Pema Chodron
"We can learn to act and think in ways that sow seeds of our future well-being, gradually becoming more aware of what causes happiness as well as what causes distress."
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"Law is stable; the societies we are speaking of are progressive. The greater or less happiness of a people depends on the degree of promptitude with which the gulf is narrowed."
Henry James Sumner Maine
"Law is stable; the societies we are speaking of are progressive. The greater or less happiness of a people depends on the degree of promptitude with which the gulf is narrowed."
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"Happiness is a byproduct of function, purpose, and conflict; those who seek happiness for itself seek victory without war."
William S. Burroughs
"Happiness is a byproduct of function, purpose, and conflict; those who seek happiness for itself seek victory without war."
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"The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely."
Louisa May Alcott
"The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely."
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"Death for the Christian is the doorway to heaven's glory. Because of Christ's resurrection we can joyously say with Paul, “Where, O death, is your victory?” [1 Corinthians 15:55 NIV]."
Billy Graham
"Death for the Christian is the doorway to heaven's glory. Because of Christ's resurrection we can joyously say with Paul, “Where, O death, is your victory?” [1 Corinthians 15:55 NIV]."
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"As we are always preparing to be happy it is inevitable that we should never be so."
Blaise Pascal
"As we are always preparing to be happy it is inevitable that we should never be so."
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"Happy people have everything to give."
Aspen Matis
"Happy people have everything to give."
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"The joy in life is his who has the heart to demand it."
Theodore Roosevelt
"The joy in life is his who has the heart to demand it."
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"I want to be the 'WHY' behind your happiness."
Faraaz Kazi
"I want to be the 'WHY' behind your happiness."
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"Happiness consists in activity. It is running steam, not a stagnant pool."
Oliver Wendell Holmes
"Happiness consists in activity. It is running steam, not a stagnant pool."
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"While I gave up God a long time ago, I never shook the habit of wanting to believe in something. So I replaced my creed of everlasting life with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
Sarah Vowell
"While I gave up God a long time ago, I never shook the habit of wanting to believe in something. So I replaced my creed of everlasting life with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
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"From the Taoist point of view, the natural result of this harmonious way of living is happiness."
Benjamin Hoff
"From the Taoist point of view, the natural result of this harmonious way of living is happiness."
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"A man's happiness or unhappiness depends as much on his temperament as on his destiny."
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"A man's happiness or unhappiness depends as much on his temperament as on his destiny."
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"Curiosity is one of the great secrets of happiness."
Bryant McGill
"Curiosity is one of the great secrets of happiness."
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"Relaxation is the beginning of creativity."
Lailah Gifty Akita
"Relaxation is the beginning of creativity."
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"I don't think that sin and pursuing happiness are not necessarily the same thing."
Dan Savage
"I don't think that sin and pursuing happiness are not necessarily the same thing."
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"Without kindness there can be no true joy."
Thomas Carlyle
"Without kindness there can be no true joy."
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"A rich man is one whose joy is not dependent upon external things."
Osho
"A rich man is one whose joy is not dependent upon external things."
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