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" Our nation was founded on the principals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. "

Leonard Boswell

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" The goal of a life free of dysphoria is a snare and a delusion. A better goal is of good commerce with the world. Authentic happiness, astonishingly, can occur even in the presence of authentic sadness. "

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" The existence of slavery cast the shadow of hypocrisy over the otherwise noble proclamation of the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness in our Declaration of Independence. "

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" Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. "

" A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of. "

" The 9/11 Commission strongly recommends that the National Intelligence Director be fully in control of the budget, from developing it to implementing it, to ensuring that the National Intelligence Director has the clout to make decisions. "

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" What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience? "

" That action is best which procures the greatest happiness for the greatest numbers. "

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" To increase the power, develop the resources and promote the happiness of a Confederacy, it is requisite there should be so much of homogeneity that the welfare of every portion would be the aim of the whole. "

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" Poetry comes from the highest happiness or the deepest sorrow. "

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" Happiness is a continuation of happenings which are not resisted. "

" Good clothing is a passport to happiness. "

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" Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys. "

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" I believe happiness is a chemical imbalance - it's a silly thing to strife for. But satisfaction - if you seek satisfaction, you can succeed. Satisfaction is knowing that you're doing the best that you can do; you're living your life to the fullest. "

" To forget oneself is to be happy. "

Robert Louis Stevenson

" Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values. "

" Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length. "

" I think people really marry far too much; it is such a lottery after all, and for a poor woman a very doubtful happiness. "

" True religion... is giving and finding one's happiness by bringing happiness into the lives of others. "

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" What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life. "

" Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels. "

" The revolutionary sees his task as liberation not only of the oppressed but also of the oppressor. Happiness can never truly exist in a state of tension. "

" A wise woman never yields by appointment. It should always be an unforeseen happiness. "

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

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" Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness. "

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

" Bosses should sanction the nap rather than expect workers to power on all day without repose. They might even find that workers' happiness - or what management types refer to as 'employee satisfaction results' - might improve. "

" Happiness is like a cloud, if you stare at it long enough, it evaporates. "

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" We must exercise ourselves in the things which bring happiness, since, if that be present, we have everything, and, if that be absent, all our actions are directed toward attaining it. "