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Quote by George Santayana
A string of excited, fugitive, miscellaneous pleasures is not happ

A string of excited, fugitive, miscellaneous pleasures is not happiness happiness resides in imaginative reflection and judgment, when the picture of ones life, or of human life, as it truly has been or is, satisfies the will, and is gladly accepted. – George Santayana

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It is veneer, rouge, aestheticism, art museums, new theaters, etc. that make America impotent. The good things are football, kindness, and jazz bands. – George Santayana

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In my life Ive learned that true happiness comes from giving. Helping others along the way makes you evaluate who you are. I think that love is what were all searching for. I havent come across anyone who didnt become a better person through love. – Marla Gibbs

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If I have to apply five turns to the screw each day for the happiness of Argentina, I will do it. – Evita Peron

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Happiness is mental harmony unhappiness is mental inharmony. – James Allen

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In order to have great happiness you have to have great pain and unhappiness — otherwise how would you know when you’re happy? – Leslie Caron

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