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The Bluebird of Happiness long absent from his life, Ned is visited by the Chicken of Depression. ↗

— Gary Larson

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All people desire what they believe will make them happy. If a person is not full of desire for God, we can only conclude that he is engaged with another happiness. ↗

— William Law

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Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. ↗

— Buddha

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Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

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The secret of happiness is something to do. ↗

— John Burroughs

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Virtue is simply happiness, and happiness is a by-product of function. You are happy when you are functioning. ↗

— William Burroughs

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Only after I faced the unhappiness of my first marriage did I start on the path of personal growth. ↗

— Judith Wright

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The only happiness a brave person ever troubles themselves in asking about, is happiness enough to get their work done. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

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Religion is of general and public concern, and on its support depend, in great measure, the peace and good order of government, the safety and happiness of the people. ↗

— Samuel Chase

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I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

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