Quote by Sydney Smith
A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immed

A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience. – Sydney Smith

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Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession do not run after distinctions and rewards but do your utmost to find an entry into the world of beauty. – Sydney Smith

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Mystery is gone to the certainty of technological principles. So the real terror, the real aggression against life comes in the form of the pursuit of our technological happiness. – Godfrey Reggio

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Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness. – Aristotle

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Fancy the happiness of Pinocchio on finding himself free! Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy. – Carlo Collodi

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Happiness is a byproduct of function, purpose, and conflict those who seek happiness for itself seek victory without war. – William S. Burroughs

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