Happiness
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Happy the man who has been able to learn the causes of things
The utmost we can hope for in this world is contentment; if we aim at anything higher, we shall meet with nothing but grief and disappointment. A man should direct all his studies and endeavors at making himself easy now and happy hereafter
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
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for
He who finds thought that lets us penetrate even a little deeper into the eternal mystery of nature has been granted great grace. He who, in addition, experiences the recognition, sympathy, and help of the best minds of his times, had been given almost more happiness than one man can bear
Before he is dead and buried no one ought to be called happy
Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love
A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it; it would be hell on earth
We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it
The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder whether you are happy or not
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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