#pine

Before examining this more carefully and investigating its consequences, I want to dwell for a moment in the contemplation of God, to ponder His attributes in me, to see, admire, and adore the beauty of His boundless light, insofar as my clouded insight allows. Believing that the supreme happiness of the other life consists wholly of the contemplation of divine greatness, I now find that through less perfect contemplation of the same sort I can gain the greatest joy available in this life. ↗

— René Descartes

#happiness #philosophy #purpose #thinking #beauty

There are as many styles of beauty as there are visions of happiness. ↗

— Stendhal

#happiness #beauty

Children must early learn the the beauty of generosity. They are taught to give what they prize most, that they may taste the happiness of giving. ↗

— Charles Alexander Eastman

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Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#like #mystery #never #religion #should

Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled. ↗

— Benjamin Spock

#by-product #doing #feel #fulfilled #makes

The object of government in peace and in war is not the glory of rulers or of races, but the happiness of common man. ↗

— William Beveridge

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Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

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I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our disposition and not on our circumstances. ↗

— Martha Washington

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The people in the Philippines are so extraordinarily nice. ↗

— Tony Gilroy

#nice #people #philippines

Our nation was founded on the principals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. ↗

— Leonard Boswell

#happiness #liberty #life #nation #our