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Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness

Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. By happiness is intended pleasure and the absence of pain. – John Stuart Mill

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First and foremost, youve got to make yourself happy. Essentially being who you are is the most important thing. When youre after truth, happiness always comes. – Nadia Giosia

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