Quote by William James
How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for

How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do, and of all they are willing to endure. – William James

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Every time a resolve or fine glow of feeling evaporates without bearing fruit, it is worse than a chance lost; it works to hinder future emotions from taking the normal path of discharge. – William James

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[Thinking is] what a great many people think they are doing when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. – William James

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Happiness is the longing for repetition. – Milan Kundera

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Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness. – Harold Kushner

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Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination. – Immanuel Kant

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Doing nothing is happiness for children and misery for old men. – Victor Hugo

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