#be happy

I want to be happy; why do I do things that make me unhappy? ↗

Wisdom allows nothing to be good that will not be so forever; no man to be happy but he that needs no other happiness than what he has within himself; no man to be great or powerful that is not master of himself. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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No one can be happy who has been thrust outside the pale of truth. And there are two ways that one can be removed from this realm: by lying, or by being lied to. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#been #being #being lied to #happy #lied

Change is certain. Peace is followed by disturbances; departure of evil men by their return. Such recurrences should not constitute occasions for sadness but realities for awareness, so that one may be happy in the interim. ↗

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

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I have this really high priority on happiness and finding something to be happy about. ↗

— Taylor Swift

#be happy #finding #happiness #happy #high

Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness. ↗

— George Orwell

#assume #be happy #happiness #happy #life

You know it's love when all you want is that person to be happy, even if you're not part of their happiness. ↗

— Julia Roberts

#be happy #even #happy #know #love

Henceforth, we shall be happy to be a free citizen in an independent country. ↗