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"It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is."
Desiderius Erasmus
"It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is."
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"To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea."
James Madison
"To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea."
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"A face is too slight a foundation for happiness."
Mary Wortley
"A face is too slight a foundation for happiness."
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"Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself."
Plutarch
"Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself."
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"So many people have said that to me, that what they really like about Alex is what she brings out in Marissa, and what this situation brings out in her, a hint of happiness and another side to her character."
Olivia Wilde
"So many people have said that to me, that what they really like about Alex is what she brings out in Marissa, and what this situation brings out in her, a hint of happiness and another side to her character."
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"The great thing in the world is not so much to seek happiness as to earn peace and self-respect."
Thomas Huxley
"The great thing in the world is not so much to seek happiness as to earn peace and self-respect."
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"You do the right thing even if it makes you feel bad. The purpose of life is not to be happy but to be worthy of happiness."
Tracy Kidder
"You do the right thing even if it makes you feel bad. The purpose of life is not to be happy but to be worthy of happiness."
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"There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment."
Sivananda
"There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment."
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"Relaxation is the beginning of creativity."
Lailah Gifty Akita
"Relaxation is the beginning of creativity."
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"I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them."
John Stuart Mill
"I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them."
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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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"Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude."
Joseph Wood Krutch
"Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude."
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"Could a government dare to set out with happiness as its goal? Now that there are accepted scientific proofs, it would be easy to audit the progress of national happiness annually, just as we monitor money and GDP."
Polly Toynbee
"Could a government dare to set out with happiness as its goal? Now that there are accepted scientific proofs, it would be easy to audit the progress of national happiness annually, just as we monitor money and GDP."
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"People need to realise what real happiness and success is, because success as an actor is fleeting. You can be up there one day and gone the next."
Chuck Norris
"People need to realise what real happiness and success is, because success as an actor is fleeting. You can be up there one day and gone the next."
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"They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom."
Confucius
"They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom."
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"Happiness will come from materialism, not from meaning."
Andrei Platonov
"Happiness will come from materialism, not from meaning."
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"Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness."
Emile M. Cioran
"Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness."
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"The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions."
Alfred Lord Tennyson
"The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions."
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"Those who won our independence... valued liberty as an end and as a means. They believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty."
Louis D. Brandeis
"Those who won our independence... valued liberty as an end and as a means. They believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty."
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"Happiness can exist only in acceptance."
George Orwell
"Happiness can exist only in acceptance."
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"Every single day, no matter who you meet in the day - friends, family, work colleagues, strangers - give joy to them. Give a smile or a compliment or kind words or kind actions, but give joy! Do your best to make sure that every single person you meet has a better day because they saw you."
Rhonda Byrne
"Every single day, no matter who you meet in the day - friends, family, work colleagues, strangers - give joy to them. Give a smile or a compliment or kind words or kind actions, but give joy! Do your best to make sure that every single person you meet has a better day because they saw you."
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"See to do good, and you will find that happiness will run after you."
James Freeman Clarke
"See to do good, and you will find that happiness will run after you."
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"If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem."
Richard Bach
"If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem."
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"Love is trembling happiness."
Khalil Gibran
"Love is trembling happiness."
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"Let happiness bloomIn the freshness of your mind,In the gentle wind of your thoughts.On the ground of kindness and compassion."
Debasish Mridha
"Let happiness bloomIn the freshness of your mind,In the gentle wind of your thoughts.On the ground of kindness and compassion."
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"In order to have great happiness you have to have great pain and unhappiness - otherwise how would you know when you're happy?"
Leslie Caron
"In order to have great happiness you have to have great pain and unhappiness - otherwise how would you know when you're happy?"
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"Your dear baby has died innocent and blameless, and has been called away by an all wise and merciful Creator, most probably from a life to misery and misfortune, and most certainly to one of happiness and bliss."
George Mason
"Your dear baby has died innocent and blameless, and has been called away by an all wise and merciful Creator, most probably from a life to misery and misfortune, and most certainly to one of happiness and bliss."
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"If I have to apply five turns to the screw each day for the happiness of Argentina, I will do it."
Evita Peron
"If I have to apply five turns to the screw each day for the happiness of Argentina, I will do it."
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"Happiness is a continuation of happenings which are not resisted."
Deepak Chopra
"Happiness is a continuation of happenings which are not resisted."
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"He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts."
Samuel Johnson
"He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts."
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"A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships."
Helen Keller
"A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships."
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"It is not the possession of truth, but the success which attends the seeking after it, that enriches the seeker and brings happiness to him."
Max Planck
"It is not the possession of truth, but the success which attends the seeking after it, that enriches the seeker and brings happiness to him."
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"To find out what one is fitted to do, and to secure an opportunity to do it, is the key to happiness."
John Dewey
"To find out what one is fitted to do, and to secure an opportunity to do it, is the key to happiness."
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"Humour sustains us during failure; more so after success, when we're prone to fail that much more, daring abyss, pumped up with success."
Fakeer Ishavardas
"Humour sustains us during failure; more so after success, when we're prone to fail that much more, daring abyss, pumped up with success."
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"Unquestionably, it is possible to do without happiness; it is done involuntarily by nineteen-twentieths of mankind."
John Stuart Mill
"Unquestionably, it is possible to do without happiness; it is done involuntarily by nineteen-twentieths of mankind."
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"So, after awhile, you can only get so much happiness from a guy who's drunk come up and tell you you're great."
Rick Derringer
"So, after awhile, you can only get so much happiness from a guy who's drunk come up and tell you you're great."
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"A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness."
Elsa Schiaparelli
"A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness."
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"The seeds of happiness can grow from one thought, one idea, one simple change in focus."
Charles F. Glassman
"The seeds of happiness can grow from one thought, one idea, one simple change in focus."
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"Learn how to feel joy."
Seneca
"Learn how to feel joy."
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"To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him."
Buddha
"To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him."
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"There is nothing can pay one for that invaluable ignorance which is the companion of youth, those sanguine groundless hopes, and that lively vanity which makes all the happiness of life."
Mary Wortley
"There is nothing can pay one for that invaluable ignorance which is the companion of youth, those sanguine groundless hopes, and that lively vanity which makes all the happiness of life."
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"True religion... is giving and finding one's happiness by bringing happiness into the lives of others."
William J. H. Boetcker
"True religion... is giving and finding one's happiness by bringing happiness into the lives of others."
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"For the poison of hatred seated near the heart doubles the burden for the one who suffers the disease; he is burdened with his own sorrow, and groans on seeing another's happiness."
Aeschylus
"For the poison of hatred seated near the heart doubles the burden for the one who suffers the disease; he is burdened with his own sorrow, and groans on seeing another's happiness."
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"If someone has a really great boyfriend or career, I think, it's cool that happens."
Taylor Swift
"If someone has a really great boyfriend or career, I think, it's cool that happens."
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"The action is best that secures the greatest happiness for the greatest number."
William Dean Howells
"The action is best that secures the greatest happiness for the greatest number."
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"I will never forget my beautiful days with you in Shanklin, they are certainly the most pleasant ones of my life. Look, I have tears in my eyes just to think about it. I am furious to be here, it is the end of happiness for a whole year."
Camille Claudel
"I will never forget my beautiful days with you in Shanklin, they are certainly the most pleasant ones of my life. Look, I have tears in my eyes just to think about it. I am furious to be here, it is the end of happiness for a whole year."
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"But happiness is no respecter of persons."
Stephen Fry
"But happiness is no respecter of persons."
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"Life in common among people who love each other is the ideal of happiness."
George Sand
"Life in common among people who love each other is the ideal of happiness."
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"It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere."
Agnes Repplier
"It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere."
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"Happiness has to do with reason, and only reason earns it."
Ursula K. Le Guin
"Happiness has to do with reason, and only reason earns it."
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