#happines

True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions. ↗

— Joseph Addison

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Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. ↗

— Joseph Addison

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Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness; he that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious, and he that becomes suspicious will quickly be corrupt. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#becomes #corrupt #enemy #happiness #less

A man is not rightly conditioned until he is a happy, healthy, and prosperous being; and happiness, health, and prosperity are the result of a harmonious adjustment of the inner with the outer of the man with his surroundings. ↗

— James Allen

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Happiness is obsolete: uneconomic. ↗

— Theodor Adorno

#obsolete

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. ↗

— Honore de Balzac

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For the poison of hatred seated near the heart doubles the burden for the one who suffers the disease; he is burdened with his own sorrow, and groans on seeing another's happiness. ↗

— Aeschylus

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Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times. ↗

— Aeschylus

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The greatest happiness comes from being vitally interested in something that excites all your energies. ↗

— Walter Annenberg

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I don't get a sense of American pride. I just get a sense that everyone is here, battling the same thing - that around the world everybody's after the same thing, just some minor piece of happiness each day. ↗

— Paul Thomas Anderson

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