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To have been happy, madame, adds to calamity.
To have been happy, madame, adds to calamity.
There is only one cause of unhappiness: the false beliefs you have in your head, beliefs so widespread, so commonly read more
There is only one cause of unhappiness: the false beliefs you have in your head, beliefs so widespread, so commonly held, that it never occurs to you to question them.
Contentment is, after all, simply refined indolence.
Contentment is, after all, simply refined indolence.
Happiness comes when we stop complaining about the troubles we have and offer thanks for all the troubles we don't read more
Happiness comes when we stop complaining about the troubles we have and offer thanks for all the troubles we don't have. Life is a gift!
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
If only we'd stop trying to be happy we'd have a pretty good time.
If only we'd stop trying to be happy we'd have a pretty good time.
The message from the hedge-leaves,
Heed it, whoso thou art;
Under lowly eaves
Lives read more
The message from the hedge-leaves,
Heed it, whoso thou art;
Under lowly eaves
Lives the happy heart.
Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor.
Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor.
Happiness is not best achieved by those who seek it directly.
Happiness is not best achieved by those who seek it directly.
