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" Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result. "

Robert Green Ingersoll

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" I've made an odd discovery. Every time I talk to a savant I feel quite sure that happiness is no longer a possibility. Yet when I talk with my gardener, I'm convinced of the opposite. "

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" Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get. "

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