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Happiness is a real, objective phenomenon, scientifically verifiab

Happiness is a real, objective phenomenon, scientifically verifiable. That means people and whole societies can now be measured over time and compared accurately with one another. Causes and cures for unhappiness can be quantified. – Polly Toynbee

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There is all the difference in the world between teaching children about religion and handing them over to be taught by the religious. – Polly Toynbee

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How do you make any sense of history, art or literature without knowing the stories and iconography of your own culture and all the worlds main religions? – Polly Toynbee

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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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First and foremost, youve got to make yourself happy. Essentially being who you are is the most important thing. When youre after truth, happiness always comes. – Nadia Giosia

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Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible. – Marcel Proust

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False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared. – Charles de Montesquieu

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Happiness is the real sense of fulfillment that comes from hard work. – Joseph Barbara

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