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" The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not our circumstances. "

Martha Washington

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" Happiness depends upon ourselves. "

" I have sacrificed not only my favorite scheme of life, but the softer affections of the heart, and my prospects of domestic happiness, and I am ready to sacrifice my life also, with cheerfulness, if that forfeiture could restore peace and good will among mankind. "

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" I've always been able to transform happiness and pain and sorrow and tears into positive energy. "

" The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things. "

" Some of the natural world is appealing, some of it is terrifying, and some of it grosses us out. Modern people don't want to be dropped naked into a swamp. We want to tour Yosemite with our water bottles and G.P.S. devices. The natural world is a source of happiness and fulfillment, but only when prescribed in the right doses. "

" Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you do, you'll be successful. "

" A sincere and steadfast co-operation in promoting such a reconstruction of our political system as would provide for the permanent liberty and happiness of the United States. "

" You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. "

" The most exciting happiness is the happiness generated by forces beyond your control. "

" There is no happiness in love, except at the end of an English novel. "

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" The secret of happiness is the determination to be happy always, rather than wait for outer circumstances to make one happy. "

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" Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you. "

" Man falls from the pursuit of the ideal of plan living and high thinking the moment he wants to multiply his daily wants. Man's happiness really lies in contentment. "

" Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower. "

" Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you've got to make yourself. "

" The secular world looks to the church and to its chagrin, finds no love, no life, no laughter, no hope and no happiness. "

" Happiness is your dentist telling you it won't hurt and then having him catch his hand in the drill. "

" Fun opens the doors to creativity, which then leads to inspiration, which then births passion, which all together equals both happiness and success! "

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" Religion will prove to the believer a comforter and a sure guide to the fountain of true happiness. "

" Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it. "

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" Happiness, I do not know where to turn to discover you on earth, in the air or the sky; yet I know you exist and are no futile dream. "

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" Every day is a new day, and you'll never be able to find happiness if you don't move on. "

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

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" The groundwork of all happiness is health. "

" I'm not motivated by money or power or fame. In the end, it doesn't bring much happiness. The only thing that is driving me is self-satisfaction, self-validation. "

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" People don't understand what happiness is, so they have an idea of what will make them happy, but it never does. "

" There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way. "

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