“Happiness does not lie in happiness, but in the achievement of it.”
— Fyodor Dostoevsky
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I take it that the good of
“I take it that the good of mankind means the attainment, by every man, of all the happiness which he can enjoy without diminishing the happiness of his fellow men.”
— Thomas Huxley
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Although one may fail to find happiness
“Although one may fail to find happiness in theatrical life, one never wishes to give it up after having once tasted its fruits.”
— Anna Pavlova
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The secret of happiness is the determination
“The secret of happiness is the determination to be happy always, rather than wait for outer circumstances to make one happy.”
— J. Donald Walters
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Lots of people I know have bootlegged
“Lots of people I know have bootlegged tapes of performances and if they play it I will be transported back sometimes with happiness, sometimes with horror.”
— Chris Bailey
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The world is full of people looking
“The world is full of people looking for spectacular happiness while they snub contentment.”
— Doug Larson
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Happiness never lays its finger on its
“Happiness never lays its finger on its pulse.”
— Adam Smith
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Procrastination is one of the most common
“Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.”
— Wayne Gretzky
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There is a set of religious, or
“There is a set of religious, or rather moral, writings which teach that virtue is the certain road to happiness, and vice to misery in this world. A very wholesome and comfortable doctrine, and to which we have but one objection, namely, that it is not true.”
— Francois Fenelon
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Happiness is a sunbeam which may pass
“Happiness is a sunbeam which may pass through a thousand bosoms without losing a particle of its original ray; nay, when it strikes on a kindred heart, like the converged light on a mirror, it reflects itself with redoubled brightness. It is not perfected till it is shared.”
— Jane Porter
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There is nothing I fear more than
“There is nothing I fear more than waking up without a program that will help me bring a little happiness to those with no resources, those who are poor, illiterate, and ridden with terminal disease.”
— Nelson Mandela
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