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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not t

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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Science has proof without any certainty. Creationists have certainty without any proof. – Ashley Montagu

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It is work, work that one delights in, that is the surest guarantor of happiness. But even here it is a work that has to be earned by labor in ones earlier years. One should labor so hard in youth that everything one does subsequently is easy by comparison. – Ashley Montagu

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Happiness is a hard master, particularly other peoples happiness. – Aldous Huxley

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All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love. – Baruch Spinoza

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Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. – Mahatma Gandhi

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Its up to you to be responsible for how you feel if youre not happy. Your happiness lies in your hands. You cant rely on a man to make you happy or complete you. That starts with you. – Taraji P. Henson

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