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

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" A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him. "

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" When you're passionate about something, you want it to be all it can be. But in the endgame of life, I fundamentally believe the key to happiness is letting go of that idea of perfection. "

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