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    What can be happier than for a man, conscious of virtuous acts,
    and content with liberty, to despise all human affairs?
    [Lat., Quid enim est melius quam memoria recte factorum, et
    libertate contentum negligere humana?]

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The happiness of the domestic fireside is the first boon of Heaven; and it is well it is so, since read more

The happiness of the domestic fireside is the first boon of Heaven; and it is well it is so, since it is that which is the lot of the mass of mankind.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Happiness Quotes,
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Happiness is not in our circumstance but in ourselves. It is not something we see, like a rainbow, or feel, read more

Happiness is not in our circumstance but in ourselves. It is not something we see, like a rainbow, or feel, like the heat of a fire. Happiness is something we are. Anne Frank -John B. Sheerin.

by John B. Sheerin Found in: Happiness Quotes,
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Happiness is not the absence of problems but the ability to deal with them.

Happiness is not the absence of problems but the ability to deal with them.

by Buddha Found in: Happiness Quotes,
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Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once read more

Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.

by Maxim Gorky Found in: Happiness Quotes,
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It's afterwards you realize that the feeling of happiness you had with a man didn't necessarily prove that you loved read more

It's afterwards you realize that the feeling of happiness you had with a man didn't necessarily prove that you loved him

by Marguerite Duras Found in: Happiness Quotes,
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Priestly was the first (unless it was Becarria) who taught my
lips to pronounce this sacred truth--that the greatest read more

Priestly was the first (unless it was Becarria) who taught my
lips to pronounce this sacred truth--that the greatest happiness
of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and
legislation.

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He who finds thought that lets us penetrate even a little deeper
into the eternal mystery of nature has read more

He who finds thought that lets us penetrate even a little deeper
into the eternal mystery of nature has been granted great grace.
He who, in addition, experiences the recognition, sympathy, and
help of the best minds of his times, had been given almost more
happiness than one man can bear.

by William Cowper Found in: Happiness Quotes,
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If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time.

If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time.

by Edith Wharton Found in: Happiness Quotes,
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Happiness is often the result of being too busy to be miserable.

Happiness is often the result of being too busy to be miserable.

by Anonymous Found in: Happiness Quotes,
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