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" I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I'd invented it, because it is very true. "

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" Nothing flatters a man as much as the happiness of his wife; he is always proud of himself as the source of it. "

" 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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" Understanding your employee's perspective can go a long way towards increasing productivity and happiness. "

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" Since the world has existed, there has been injustice. But it is one world, the more so as it becomes smaller, more accessible. There is just no question that there is more obligation that those who have should give to those who have nothing. "

" No one goes straight to happiness after a breakup. "

" If men have easy access to divorce, many will choose it thoughtlessly. They may not gain true happiness with their new trophy wives, but they certainly will not slide into the material indigence and emotional misery that awaits most divorced women. "

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" It's up to you to be responsible for how you feel if you're not happy. Your happiness lies in your hands. You can't rely on a man to make you happy or complete you. That starts with you. "

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