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An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness. No reward coming after the event can compare with the sweet reward that went with it. ↗

— Maurice Maeterlinck

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Remember that happiness is as contagious as gloom. It should be the first duty of those who are happy to let others know of their gladness. ↗

— Maurice Maeterlinck

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Many a happiness in life, as many a disaster, can be due to chance, but the peace within us can never be governed by chance. ↗

— Maurice Maeterlinck

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The Bourbon King was first ambassador of reason and human happiness. ↗

— Heinrich Mann

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Fate often puts all the material for happiness and prosperity into a man's hands just to see how miserable he can make himself with them. ↗

— Don Marquis

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There is happiness in duty, although it may not seem so. ↗

— Jose Marti

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The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past. ↗

— Andre Maurois

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Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one's identity as a being of worth and dignity. ↗

— Rollo May

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