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

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Thinking
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The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community. – William James

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The pursuit of happiness, which American citizens are obliged to undertake, tends to involve them in trying to perpetuate the moods, tastes and aptitudes of youth. – Malcolm Muggeridge

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The right to happiness is fundamental. – Anna Pavlova

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If you flatter yourself properly you will be better able to enjoy yourself. Stretch your joy so that others enjoy you too. – Willis Goth Regier, In Praise of Flattery, 2007

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Happiness

We need fundamental change. In the past, national development led to peoples happiness but now the link between national growth and improvement in peoples lives has been severed. – Park Geun-hye

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People with no humor, theyre outta my life. – Patti LaBelle

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It is a matter of shame that in the morning the birds should be awake earlier than you. – Abu Bakr

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After its hothouse incubation in the seventies, appropriation breathed important new life into art. This life flowered spectacularly over the decades – even if its now close to aesthetic kudzu. – Jerry Saltz

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All historical experience demonstrates the following: Our earth cannot be changed unless in the not too distant future an alteration in the consciousness of individuals is achieved. – Hans Kung

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