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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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The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds. – William James

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Change
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If merely feeling good could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience. – William James

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We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be poor in order to simplify and save his inner life. If he does not join the general scramble and pant with the money-making street, we deem him spiritless and lacking in ambition. – William James

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Time the great destroyer of other mens happiness, only enlarges the patrimony of literature to its possessor. – Isaac DIsraeli

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The cause of justice is the cause of humanity. Its advocates should overflow with universal good will. We should love this cause, for it conduces to the general happiness of mankind. – William Godwin

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Remember happiness doesnt depend upon who you are or what you have it depends solely on what you think. – Dale Carnegie

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This is why I belong, and why I believe. I commend to all this same search for happiness and for the truth. – Clayton Christensen

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My stay-married secret would probably be exercising good communication, not when you have to but all the time. I think if you do that, you kinda just cleanse the situations, so theres not build up. I think thats probably the best way to do it. – Guy Fieri

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