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“Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.”
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. “The greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.”
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“To be kind to all, to like many and love a few, to be needed and wanted by those we love, is certainly the nearest we can come to happiness.”
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“The happiness of life is made up of the little charities of a kiss or smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment."
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“Just because you are happy it does not mean that the day is perfect but that you have looked beyond its imperfections”
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“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.”
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“Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety, or possessions - we cannot be free.”
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Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”
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“It’s been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will.”
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“Happiness is a risk. If you’re not a little scared, then you’re not doing it right.”
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“There's nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons.”
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“If you want happiness for an hour—take a nap. If you want happiness for a day—go fishing. If you want happiness for a year—inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime—help someone else.”
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"When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us."
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“My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations.”
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"If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes."
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"Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better to take things as they come along with patience and equanimity."
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“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will. ”
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“Got no checkbooks, got no banks. Still I'd like to express my thanks—I've got the sun in the mornin' and the moon at night.”
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“The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.”
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“Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.”
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”
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