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" A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him. "

Soren Kierkegaard

Man

Thinking

Always

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" Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose. "

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" All rationalism tends to minimalise the value and the importance of life and to decrease the sum total of human happiness. "

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" Any commands which Congress may have for me shall be cheerfully executed by one of their earliest soldiers, whose happiness it is to think that, at a less smiling moment, he had the honor to be adopted by America, and whose blood, exertions, and affections will in her good times, as they have been in her worst, be entirely at her service. "

" The more each nation contributes to world society from the wealth of its own aptitudes, its own race, and its own traditions, the greater the future development and happiness of mankind will be. "

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" Ultimately, I want to be a good person and spread happiness through my acting. If I don't forget to be appreciative and thankful, then that would be the most important thing that I'll ever achieve. "

" It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It's also a very clear path to happiness. "

" It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving, it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe. "

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Believe

Man

" True happiness involves the full use of one's power and talents. "

" The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions - the little, soon forgotten charities of a kiss or a smile, a kind look or heartfelt compliment. "

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Kind

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" I try to have a very optimistic outlook on life. I try not to take anything too seriously. I try to - and I do - find a ton of joy and happiness in my life, and I think that helps you stay youthful. "

" Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy. "

" I think happiness is love. "

" I used to let other people's struggles affect my happiness. If they weren't happy, there was no way I was going to be happy. The opposite was also true: If I wasn't happy, I didn't want anyone around me to be happy. "

" Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, and it leads us a wild-goose chase, and is never attained. Follow some other object, and very possibly we may find that we have caught happiness without dreaming of it. "

" I really wanted to buy a Range Rover. It was a big dream, and the day I bought it, I was very happy, but by evening, I was immune to it. That's when I realized that excitement, if it's happiness, is not in reaching the goal but in the process. Thus process trumps over realization. "

" Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open. "

" My happiness doesn't come from money or fame. My happiness comes from seeing life without struggle. "

" Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us. "

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Work

Happiness

" Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. "

" There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery. "

" There's no greater source of happiness than giving yourself to other people. "

" Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time. "

" There is no such thing as the pursuit of happiness, but there is the discovery of joy. "

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" Not every vacation is equal. And theory - the idea that vacations should increase happiness - doesn't always translate to reality. "