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" Democracy rests upon two pillars: one, the principle that all men are equally entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; and the other, the conviction that such equal opportunity will most advance civilization. "

Louis D. Brandeis

Democracy

Life

Happiness

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" I have discovered the secret of happiness - it is work, either with the hands or the head. The moment I have something to do, the draughts are open and my chimney draws, and I am happy. "

" The bias against introversion leads to a colossal waste of talent, energy, and happiness. "

" Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it makes some virtues impracticable, and others extremely difficult. "

" Happiness consists in activity. It is running steam, not a stagnant pool. "

" Work and live to serve others, to leave the world a little better than you found it and garner for yourself as much peace of mind as you can. This is happiness. "

" What we call happiness in the strictest sense comes from the (preferably sudden) satisfaction of needs which have been dammed up to a high degree. "

Sigmund Freud

Happiness

Satisfaction

" When you're in love, you're so happy that you want to tell people about it. But now I have to censor myself. You need to protect the happiness you have. "

" Happiness lies in moments, and while you have it, you're not even aware; only afterwards do you know you were happy. "

" If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. "

" Some people think happiness is a luxury, but it's a necessity. You need to make space for it in your life. "

" I am not happy, and the quest for happiness as a principal objective is not part of my world. Of course, ever since I can remember, I have done what I felt like doing. "

" One of the magical things about kindness is that it's what we nerds call a 'happiness aggregator.' People confuse kindness with being nice. And they're very different. You can be nice and be passive. But kindness requires action. "

" I say to my children, the reason that marriage - and having children - is so important is that it stops you thinking about yourself. The way to happiness is to give yourself to others and to think of others before you think of yourself. "

" The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open. "

" The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring. And that is not happiness. "

" Happiness is overrated. There has to be conflict in life. "

" I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it. "

Groucho Marx

Today

Power

" Worldly wealth is the Devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as their stores increase, as the moon, when she is fullest, is farthest from the sun. "

" I'm a suck-it-up-and-move-on kind of person. Every day is a new day, and you'll never be able to find happiness if you don't move on. "

" To show a child what once delighted you, to find the child's delight added to your own - this is happiness. "

" That should be the measure of success for everyone. It's not money, it's not fame, it's not celebrity; my index of success is happiness. "

" In the scope of a happy life, a messy desk or an overstuffed coat closet is a trivial thing, yet I find - and I hear from other people that they agree - that getting rid of clutter gives a disproportionate boost to happiness. "

" Playing is just about feeling. Playing isn't necessarily about misery. Playing isn't necessarily about happiness. But it's just about letting yourself feel all those things that you have already on the inside of you, but you're all the time trying to push them aside because they don't make for polite conversation or something. "

" One can make no better investment than the cultivation of a taste for the beautiful, for it will bring rainbow hues and enduring joys to the whole life. It will not only greatly increase one's capacity for happiness, but also one's efficiency. "

" Happiness is not a brilliant climax to years of grim struggle and anxiety. It is a long succession of little decisions simply to be happy in the moment. "

" Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion. "

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Good

Good Cook

Cook

" Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own. "

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Important

Happiness

Love