Quote by Hugo Black
It is the paradox of life that the way to miss pleasure is to seek

It is the paradox of life that the way to miss pleasure is to seek it first. The very first condition of lasting happiness is that a life should be full of purpose, aiming at something outside self. – Hugo Black

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When I was 40, my doctor advised me that a man in his 40s shouldnt play tennis. I heeded his advice carefully and could hardly wait until I reached 50 to start again. – Hugo Black

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In my view, far from deserving condemnation for their courageous reporting, the New York Times, the Washington Post and other newspapers should be commended for serving the purpose that the Founding Fathers saw so clearly. – Hugo Black

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Gods children and their happiness are my reasons for being. – Red Skelton

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Money is human happiness in the abstract he, then, who is no longer capable of enjoying human happiness in the concrete devotes himself utterly to money. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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Mans only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him. Reverence something to be worshipped by him, and love something to be cherished by him, forever. – John Ruskin

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It is the personality of the mistress that the home expresses. Men are forever guests in our homes, no matter how much happiness they may find there. – Elsie de Wolfe

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