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Quote by August Strindberg
Happiness consumes itself like a flame. It cannot burn for ever, i

Happiness consumes itself like a flame. It cannot burn for ever, it must go out, and the presentiment of its end destroys it at its very peak. – August Strindberg

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Friendship can only exist between persons with similar interests and points of view. Man and woman by the conventions of society are born with different interests and different points of view. – August Strindberg

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People who keep dogs are cowards who havent got the guts to bite people themselves. – August Strindberg

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When I free my body from its clothes, from all their buttons, belts, and laces, it seems to me that my soul takes a deeper, freer breath. – August Strindberg

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Just stop for a minute and youll realize youre happy just being. I think its the pursuit that screws up happiness. If we drop the pursuit, its right here. – James Hillman

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Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself. – Plutarch

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So many people have said that to me, that what they really like about Alex is what she brings out in Marissa, and what this situation brings out in her, a hint of happiness and another side to her character. – Olivia Wilde

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Love is when the other persons happiness is more important than your own. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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It appears that the media filters we carry in our heads are like computers: theyve been forced to get faster in order to keep up with the demands our high-speed society puts on them. – Roy H. Williams

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Some people are so much sunshine to the square inch. – Walt Whitman

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