If solid happiness we prize,
Within our breast this jewel lies,
And they are fools who roam;
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If solid happiness we prize,
Within our breast this jewel lies,
And they are fools who roam;
The world has nothing to bestow,
From our own selves our bliss must flow,
And that dear hut,--our home.

To have entities in an aura
(possession) is akin
to being a landlord
in a house with locked rooms
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To have entities in an aura
(possession) is akin
to being a landlord
in a house with locked rooms
to which there is no access.

Happiness seems to be the result of something happening — inactivity is not very exhilarating.

Happiness seems to be the result of something happening — inactivity is not very exhilarating.

Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.

Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.

Happiness is not the absence of problems but the ability to deal with them.

Happiness is not the absence of problems but the ability to deal with them.

The plainer the dress, the greater luster does beauty appear.

The plainer the dress, the greater luster does beauty appear.

Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.

Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.

When we are afraid we ought not to occupy ourselves with endeavoring to prove that there is no danger, but read more

When we are afraid we ought not to occupy ourselves with endeavoring to prove that there is no danger, but in strengthening ourselves to go on in spite of the danger.

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she read more

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.