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" Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like the violin. "

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" Power, after love, is the first source of happiness. "

" 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. "

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" What ever our wandering our happiness will always be found within a narrow compass, and in the middle of the objects more immediately within our reach. "

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" For the poison of hatred seated near the heart doubles the burden for the one who suffers the disease; he is burdened with his own sorrow, and groans on seeing another's happiness. "

" For many, many people, getting married is one of the most important things they will ever do in the pursuit of happiness. "

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" My happiness is not dependent on others; it comes from within. Spiritual growth in a person is never encouraged, but it is important. I don't know why people want to judge others instead of doing their own thing. I firmly feel that I don't need to follow or live according to other people's rules. I like living life the way I want to. "

" The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible. "

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" You know that your happiness and suffering depend on the happiness and suffering of others. That insight helps you not to do wrong things that will bring suffering to yourself and to other people. "

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" Of course, to have money is just great because you can do what you think is important to you. I always was a rich person because money's not related to happiness. "

" We have arrived at that point of time in which we are forced to see our own humiliation, as a nation, and that a progression in this line cannot be a productive of happiness, private or public. "

" The wretched and miserable would rise into plenty of joy and happiness as soon as they climb the steps of my mosque. "

" Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy. "

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" Happiness lies so far from man, but he must begin by daring to will it. "

" Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness. "

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" Life took over 4 billion years to evolve into you, and you've about 70 more years to enjoy it. Don't just pursue happiness, catch it. "

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" It's so essential to happiness to speak your truth out loud - because this sharing of your core pain is what creates a necessary healing shift - from negative beliefs about the world - to positive beliefs - and frees you up to be able to fully view life with meaning, purpose and connection with others. "

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