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Quote by Samuel Johnson
Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest bl

Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks. – Samuel Johnson

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Sorrow is a kind of rust of the soul, which every new idea contributes in its passage to scour away. It is the putrefaction of stagnant life, and is remedied by exercise and motion. – Samuel Johnson

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The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not our circumstances. – Martha Washington

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No one is guaranteed happiness. You can pursue it, but if you happen to find success along the way on that road to happiness, Conservatives believe you should not be demonized or penalized for it. – Glenn Beck

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I wish people could acheive what they think would bring them happiness in order for them to realize that thats not really what happiness is. – Alanis Morissette

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The happiness of every country depends upon the character of its people, rather than the form of its government. – Thomas Chandler Haliburton

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It was one of the loveliest days in early autumn, and the general atmosphere had a tendency to subdue every feeling of the heart, and threw me in a thoughtful mood. – Charles Lanman, “Musings,” 1840

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Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesnt go away. – Philip K. Dick

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