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Take all that you can of this book upon reason, and the balance on faith, and you will live and die a happier man. (When a skeptic expressed surprise to see him reading a Bible) ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

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Friendship is thinking of the other person first. ↗

— George Alexiou

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Yes, faith; it is my cousin's duty to make curtsy and say 'Father, as it please you.' But yet for all that, cousin, let him be a handsome fellow, or else make another curtsy and say 'Father, as it please me. ↗

— William Shakespeare

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If it is possible to die of grief then why on earth can't someone be healed by happiness? ↗

— Jodi Picoult

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Lasting joys the man attend Who has a faithful female friend. ↗

— Cornelius Whur

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Tradition whispers that in the sky is a bird, blue as the sky itself, which brings to its finders happiness. But everyone cannot see it; for mortal eyes are prone to be blinded by the glitter of wealth, fame, and position, and deceived by the mocking Will-o-Wisp of empty honors. But for the fortunate ones who seek with open eyes and hearts, with the artlessness, simplicity, and faith which are richest in childhood, there is an undying promise; and to them the Blue Bird lives and carols, a rejoicing symbol of Happiness and Contentment unto the end. ↗

— Venice J. Bloodworth

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Liberty is the act of making the Government Fear what you KNOW! ↗

— Faith Brashear

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It's about the quality of the worry," I said. "I have happier worries now than I used to. ↗

— David Gilmour

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For what are the words with which to summarize a lifetime, so much crowded confused happiness terminated by such stark slow-motion pain? ↗

— Joyce Carol Oates

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Our own front door can be a wonderful thing, or a sight we dread; rarely is it only a door. ↗