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But O, how bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes. ↗

— William Shakespeare

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A wise woman never yields by appointment. It should always be an unforeseen happiness. ↗

— Stendhal

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Alas! if the principles of contentment are not within us, the height of station and worldly grandeur will as soon add a cubit to a man's stature as to his happiness. ↗

— Laurence Sterne

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If we did not look to marriage as the principal source of happiness, fewer marriages would end in tears. ↗

— Anthony Storr

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Happiness comes when we test our skills towards some meaningful purpose. ↗

— John Stossel

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Happiness consumes itself like a flame. It cannot burn for ever, it must go out, and the presentiment of its end destroys it at its very peak. ↗

— August Strindberg

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You're my present and my future, Sadie. I will use whatever power I have to make you happy." - Jax Stone, #Breathe ↗

— Abbi Glines

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And I can't be running back and fourth forever between grief and high delight. ↗

— J.D. Salinger

#confusion #grief #happiness #running

The nature of life is mess, chaotic, exquisitely beautiful, excruciatingly painful, immensely joy-filled, and unpredictable. ↗

— Debra Moffitt

#happiness #joy #life #non-fiction-books-inspirational #pain

Happiness is to capture the images of our dreams in the morning dew and the smile of the sun. ↗

— Subhan Zein

#dreams-inspirational #happiness #love #passion #dreams