Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for it is counterfeit. – Hosea Ballou

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When you give joy to other people, you get more joy in return. You should give a good thought to the happiness that you can give out. —Eleanor Roosevelt

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I wanted color. I wanted to soar with happiness even if it meant dealing with the weight of fear and guilt, too. I wanted to live. ― Heather Anastasiu

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Happiness calls out responsive gladness in others. There is enough sadness in the world without yours ... never doubt the excellence and permanence of what is yet to be. Join the great company of those who make the barren places of life fruitful with kindness. _ Helen Keller

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Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.- Henry David Thoreau

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Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower. - John Harrigan

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If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.

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If there was one thing that life has taught me, it’s to accept the most foolish and unthinkable happiness. ― A. Bondoux

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Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune."

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The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.

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