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That which makes people dissatisfied with their condition, is the

That which makes people dissatisfied with their condition, is the chimerical idea they form of the happiness of others. – James Thomson

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I know no subject more elevating, more amazing, more ready to the poetical enthusiasm, the philosophical reflection, and the moral sentiment than the works of nature. Where can we meet such variety, such beauty, such magnificence? – James Thomson

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Time the great destroyer of other mens happiness, only enlarges the patrimony of literature to its possessor. – Isaac DIsraeli

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The British do not expect happiness. I had the impression, all the time that I lived there, that they do not want to be happy they want to be right. – Quentin Crisp

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Happiness depends more on how life strikes you than on what happens. – Andy Rooney

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Completeness? Happiness? These words dont come close to describing my emotions. There truly is nothing I can say to capture what motherhood means to me, particularly given my medical history. – Anita Baker

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If I regard wickedness in my heart the Lord will not hear. Psalms 66:18 – Bible

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