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Quote by Joseph Butler
Happiness or satisfaction consists only in the enjoyment of those

Happiness or satisfaction consists only in the enjoyment of those objects which are by nature suited to our several particular appetites, passions, and affections. – Joseph Butler

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Love of our neighbour, then, has just the same respect to, is no more distant from, self-love, than hatred of our neighbour, or than love or hatred of anything else. – Joseph Butler

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Compassion is a call, a demand of nature, to relieve the unhappy as hunger is a natural call for food. – Joseph Butler

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Food
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I visited those friends whod just had a baby, and she was washing dishes and he was cleaning the house, and I burst with happiness. And in their minds, they were in this terrible domestic rut. – Josh Lucas

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Ive run into certain geniuses of individualism – they are very few and far between – who live their lives completely on their own terms they are very powerful and have a great amount of happiness. We all should aspire to that. – David Duchovny

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It was a joy to be a part of the team that created Round The Horne. I was involved with the show at a time of my life when I was very happy., and that happiness overflowed into the scripts. – Barry Took

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Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you wont have to hunt for happiness. – William E. Gladstone

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