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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The Framers of the Constitution knew that free speech is the friend of change and revolution. But they also knew that it is always the deadliest enemy of tyranny. – 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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I am a kind of paranoiac in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy. – J.D. Salinger

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Id rather have happiness than money. People ask for it. Sometimes when I dont have it. I make other peoples problems my problem because they want me to they ask me to. – Brenda Fassie

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Why does watching a dog be a dog fill one with happiness? – Jonathan Safran Foer

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It is great happiness to be praised of them who are most praiseworthy. – Philip Sidney

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