"You've got a lotta nerve to say you are my friend. When I was down you just stood there a grinin"
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"Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder."
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"The problem with assumptions is that we believe they are the truth."
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"Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values."
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"No one can be happy who has been thrust outside the pale of truth. And there are two ways that one can be removed from this realm: by lying, or by being lied to."
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"Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct."
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"Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet."
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"Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone."
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"I'd far rather be happy than right any day."
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"The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happy married life."
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"When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, 'Oh yes - I already have everything that I really need.'"
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"If a person's basic state of mind is serene and calm, then it is possible for this inner peace to overwhelm a painful physical experience. On the other hand, if someone is suffering from depression, anxiety, or any form of emotional distress, then even if he or she happens to be enjoying physical comforts, he will not really be able to experience the happiness that these could bring."
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"Material objects give rise to physical happiness, while spiritual development gives rise to mental happiness. Since we experience both physical and mental happiness, we need both material and spiritual development. This is why, for our own good and that of society we need to balance material progress with inner development."
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"Happiness is a state of activity."
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"Love, compassion and concern for others are real sources of happiness. If you have these in abundance, you will not be disturbed even by the most uncomfortable circumstances. If you nurse hatred, however, you will not be happy even in the lap of luxury. Thus, if we really want happiness, we must widen the sphere of love. This is both religious thinking and basic common sense."
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"There is something in the pang of change more than the heart can bear, unhappiness remembering happiness."
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"To be content means that you realize you contain what you seek."
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"I've realized that being happy is a choice. You never want to rub anybody the wrong way or not be fun to be around, but you have to be happy. When I get logical and I don't trust my instincts - Thats when I get in trouble."
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"We find that the more a cultivated reason devotes itself to the aim of enjoying life and happiness, the further does man get away from true contentment."
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"I know not if this earth on which I stand is the core of the universe or if it is but a speck of dust lost in eternity. I know not and I care not. For I know what happiness is possible to me on earth. And my happiness needs no higher aim to vindicate it. My happiness is not the means to any end. It is the end. It is its own goal. It is its own purpose."
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