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Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead.
Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead.
What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others.
What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others.
Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.
Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.
If you can look back on your life with contentment, you have one of man's most precious gifts -- a read more
If you can look back on your life with contentment, you have one of man's most precious gifts -- a selective memory.
Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
Patience is the key to contentment.
Patience is the key to contentment.
They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves in contentment.
They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves in contentment.
Whenever my condition was improved, instead of its increasing my contentment, it only increased my desire to be free, and read more
Whenever my condition was improved, instead of its increasing my contentment, it only increased my desire to be free, and set me to thinking of plans to gain my freedom.
He that is well paid is well satisfied.
He that is well paid is well satisfied.
