Quote by Benjamin Franklin
The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness.

The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself. – Benjamin Franklin

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But it is my happiness to be half Welsh, and that the better half. – Richard Cobden

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I see nothing wrong with the human trait to desire. In fact, I consider it integral to our success mechanism. Becoming attached to what we desire is what causes the trouble. If you must have it in order to be happy, then you are denying the happiness of the here and now. – Peter McWilliams

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Happiness

Pleasure only starts once the worm has got into the fruit, to become delightful happiness must be tainted with poison. – Georges Bataille

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Happiness

There is no worse sorrow than remembering happiness in the day of sorrow. – Alfred de Musset

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Happiness

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