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Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness, and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human race.

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Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness, and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human race.

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There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well. And while I don't expect you to save the world I do think it's not asking too much for you to love those with whom you sleep, share the happiness of those whom you call friend, engage those among you who are visionary and remove from your life those who offer you depression, despair and disrespect.

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It is unity that doth enchant me. By her power I am free though thrall, happy in sorrow, rich in poverty, and quick even in death.

Giordano Bruno Philosopher

A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy.

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It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy, which would be the case in a general state of equality.

Samuel Johnson Writer

What I "discovered" was that happiness is not something that happens. It is not the result of good fortune or random chance. It is not something that money can buy or power command. It does not depend on outside events, but, rather, on how we interpret them. Happiness, in fact, is a condition that must be prepared for, cultivated, and defended privately by each person. People who learn to control inner experience will be able to determine the quality of their lives, which is as close as any of us can come to being happy.

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