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" There is no excellence without labor. One cannot dream oneself into either usefulness or happiness. "

Liberty Hyde Bailey

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" And one who is just of his own free will shall not lack for happiness; and he will never come to utter ruin. "

" Happiness is no laughing matter. "

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" There is nothing, Sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we attain the great art of having as little misery and as much happiness as possible. "

" Those who seek happiness miss it, and those who discuss it, lack it. "

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" I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up pursuing happiness, or cared to live until I chose to die. For these two discoveries I am beholden to Jesus. "

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" I'm living the exact life I planned on living when I was five. My life has taken some turns and changes that I didn't anticipate, and it has brought me different things. I thought material things would bring me happiness, which they didn't. But through this, I have learned what things are important and what aren't. "

" It is not in the pursuit of happiness that we find fulfillment, it is in the happiness of pursuit. "

Pursuit Of Happiness

" Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool. "

" Completeness? Happiness? These words don't come close to describing my emotions. There truly is nothing I can say to capture what motherhood means to me, particularly given my medical history. "

" Gamble, cheat, lie, and steal. Let me explain: Gamble for your best shot in life - dare to take risks. Cheat those who would have you be less than you are. Lie in the arms of those you love. And finally, steal every moment of happiness. "

" I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it. "

" I think people should know more of Africa in terms of its joie de vivre, its feeling for life. In spite of the images that one knows about Africa - the economic poverty, the corruption - there's a joy to living and a happiness in community, living together, in community life, which may be missing here in America. "

" Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. "

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

" 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. "

Thich Nhat Hanh

" It's part of life to have obstacles. It's about overcoming obstacles; that's the key to happiness. "

" What we call happiness in the strictest sense comes from the (preferably sudden) satisfaction of needs which have been dammed up to a high degree. "

" There is happiness in duty, although it may not seem so. "

" I say to my children, the reason that marriage - and having children - is so important is that it stops you thinking about yourself. The way to happiness is to give yourself to others and to think of others before you think of yourself. "

" Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us. "

" Traveling is the ruin of all happiness! There's no looking at a building after seeing Italy. "

" Happiness lies in moments, and while you have it, you're not even aware; only afterwards do you know you were happy. "

" I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. "

Gilbert K. Chesterton

" In a storm of struggles, I have tried to control the elements, clasp the fist tight so as to protect self and happiness. But stress can be an addiction, and worry can be our lunge for control, and we forget the answer to this moment is always yes because of Christ. "

" The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile. "

Bertrand Russell

" Life finds its purpose and fulfillment in the expansion of happiness. "

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

" You believe happiness to be derived from the place in which once you have been happy, but in truth it is centered in ourselves. "

" Unfortunately but absolutely fair to all, the one thing money can't buy is health - and happiness. "

" The one happiness is to shut one's door upon a little room, with a table before one, and to create; to create life in that isolation from life. "