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All people desire what they believe will make them happy. If a per

All people desire what they believe will make them happy. If a person is not full of desire for God, we can only conclude that he is engaged with another happiness. – William Law

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This, and this alone, is Christianity, a universal holiness in every part of life, a heavenly wisdom in all our actions, not conforming to the spirit and temper of the world but turning all worldly enjoyments into means of piety and devotion to God. – William Law

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If you have not chosen the Kingdom of God first, it will in the end make no difference what you have chosen instead. – William Law

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Death is not more certainly a separation of our souls from our bodies than the Christian life is a separation of our souls from worldly tempers, vain indulgences, and unnecessary cares. – William Law

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Life is made up of small pleasures. Happiness is made up of those tiny successes. The big ones come too infrequently. And if you dont collect all these tiny successes, the big ones dont really mean anything. – Norman Lear

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True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new. – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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People say that money is not the key to happiness, but I always figured if you have enough money, you can have a key made. – Joan Rivers

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Although one may fail to find happiness in theatrical life, one never wishes to give it up after having once tasted its fruits. – Anna Pavlova

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Anyone who can do the splits and come back up on the backbeat, as James Brown and Prince can, has my eternal respect. Prince, who is a genius of the highest order, can come back up while singing and playing the guitar. – Bill Nighy

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