#happiness

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#folks #happy #make #make up #minds

Happiness? No, it's not there for me. ↗

— Robert Mapplethorpe

#me

We create our own unhappiness. The purpose of suffering is to help us understand we are the ones who cause it. ↗

— Willie Nelson

#create #help #ones #our #own

Happiness can exist only in acceptance. ↗

— George Orwell

#exist #happiness #only

Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory. ↗

— Norman Vincent Peale

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Happiness must be cultivated. It is like character. It is not a thing to be safely let alone for a moment, or it will run to weeds. ↗

— Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

#character #cultivated #happiness #like #moment

Walk away from gossip and verbal defamation. Speak only the good you know of other people and encourage others to do the same. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#encouragement #gossip #happiness #life #experience

But if you believe in Christ and that your main goal with your life is supposed to be to honor Him and do His will, then you don't have as much pressure as someone who bases all their happiness on whether they're a movie star. ↗

— Victoria Jackson

#believe #christ #goal #happiness #him

Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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