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Quote by Herbert Spencer
Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained most

Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources. – Herbert Spencer

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Try to make at least one person happy every day. If you cannot do a kind deed, speak a kind word. If you cannot speak a kind word, think a kind thought. Count up, if you can, the treasure of happiness that you would dispense in a week, in a year, in a lifetime! – Lawrence G. Lovasik

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One should be either sad or joyful. Contentment is a warm sty for eaters and sleepers. – Eugene O’Neill

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If you want to be happy for a year, plant a garden; If you want to be happy for life, plant a tree. – English Proverb

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There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness. – Lady Blessington

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