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If you hope for happiness in the world, hope for it from God, and

If you hope for happiness in the world, hope for it from God, and not from the world. – David Brainerd

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We should always look upon ourselves as Gods servants, placed in Gods world, to do his work and accordingly labour faithfully for him not with a design to grow rich and great, but to glorify God, and do all the good we possibly can. – David Brainerd

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design
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David Brainerd
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Further, Take heed that you faithfully perform the business you have to do in the world, from a regard to the commands of God and not from an ambitious desire of being esteemed better than others. – David Brainerd

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Business
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I am deeply grateful for the concern of all those who constantly prayed for my happiness. – Princess Margaret

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Before we set our hearts too much on anything, let us examine how happy are those who already possess it. – François VI de la Rochefoucault

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Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness. – George Orwell

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Sadness is a very interesting idea, this idea of sadness being some kind of default setting that artists will go into. And then I started thinking about this idea of sadness and happiness, and the idea that sadness is very loud, and happiness is quiet. – Glen Hansard

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Should envious tongues some malice frame; to soil and tarnish your good name; Live it Down! – Henry Rink

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Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself. – Truman Capote

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Information can bring you choices and choices bring power – educate yourself about your options and choices. Never remain in the dark of ignorance. – Joy Page

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You cannot expect the guy who drove the car into the ditch to navigate it out of the ditch. You have to put a new driver in the seat. Im not saying the new driver is going to be any better, but we need a new driver. Kerry is the only choice. – John Mellencamp

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