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Quote by William Cowper
Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little we owe it ever

Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose. – William Cowper

Other quotes by William Cowper

Unless a love of virtue light the flame,
Satire is, more than those he brands, to blame;
He hides behind a magisterial air
He own offences, and strips others bare. – William Cowper

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Satire
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William Cowper
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Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair. – William Cowper

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Goodbye
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William Cowper
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Happiness
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When neither their property nor their honor is touched, the majority of men live content. – Niccolo Machiavelli

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There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved. – George Sand

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I always seem to have a vague feeling that he is a Satan among musicians, a fallen angel in the darkness who is perpetually seeking to fight his way back to happiness. – Havelock Ellis

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Could a government dare to set out with happiness as its goal? Now that there are accepted scientific proofs, it would be easy to audit the progress of national happiness annually, just as we monitor money and GDP. – Polly Toynbee

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