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" True happiness... is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. "

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" Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more. "

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" Our daily decisions and habits have a huge impact upon both our levels of happiness and success. "

" There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool. "

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" Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open. "

" One mustn't ask apple trees for oranges, France for sun, women for love, life for happiness. "

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" There are going to be priorities and multiple dimensions of your life, and how you integrate that is how you find happiness. "

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" I think of myself as somebody who, in a moment-to-moment way, I'm quite happy. But I think I am a bit doubtful and wary of true happiness, and, like a lot of my friends, there's been a good degree of self-sabotage. "

" Happiness is neither without us nor within us. It is in God, both without us and within us. "

" Each week, I post a video about some 'Pigeon of Discontent' raised by a reader. Because, as much as we try to find the 'Bluebird of Happiness,' we're also plagued by those small but pesky 'Pigeons of Discontent.' "

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

" It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere. "

" Martial arts is what pulled me through tough times, and it is one of the reasons for my happiness. "

" Try to make at least one person happy every day. If you cannot do a kind deed, speak a kind word. If you cannot speak a kind word, think a kind thought. Count up, if you can, the treasure of happiness that you would dispense in a week, in a year, in a lifetime! "

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" Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness. "

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" Happiness is only real when shared. "

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" To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug. "