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Happiness is a virtue, not its reward. - Baruch Spinoza

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward. – Baruch Spinoza

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Nothing in the universe is contingent, but all things are conditioned to exist and operate in a particular manner by the necessity of the divine nature. – Baruch Spinoza

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No man chooses evil because it is evil he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks. – Mary Wollstonecraft

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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. – Ashley Montagu

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To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost. – Gustave Flaubert

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When you’re really happy, the birds chirp and the sun shines even on cold dark winter nights — and flowers will bloom on a barren land. – Terri Guillemets

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