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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.

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It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.

It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Happiness Quotes,
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Ask yourself whether you are happy and you cease to be so.

Ask yourself whether you are happy and you cease to be so.

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You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.

You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.

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It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes read more

It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.

by Dale Carnegie Found in: Happiness Quotes,
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What can be happier than for a man, conscious of virtuous acts,
and content with liberty, to despise all read more

What can be happier than for a man, conscious of virtuous acts,
and content with liberty, to despise all human affairs?
[Lat., Quid enim est melius quam memoria recte factorum, et
libertate contentum negligere humana?]

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If only we'd stop trying to be happy we'd have a pretty good time.

If only we'd stop trying to be happy we'd have a pretty good time.

by Edith Wharton Found in: Happiness Quotes,
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Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling and enduring and accomplishing.

Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling and enduring and accomplishing.

by George Sheehan Found in: Happiness Quotes,
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Happiness is essentially a state of going somewhere, wholeheartedly, one-directionally, without regret or reservation.

Happiness is essentially a state of going somewhere, wholeheartedly, one-directionally, without regret or reservation.

by William H. Sheldon Found in: Happiness Quotes,
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A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?

A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?

by Albert Einstein Found in: Happiness Quotes,
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