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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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When youre passionate about something, you want it to be all it can be. But in the endgame of life, I fundamentally believe the key to happiness is letting go of that idea of perfection. – Debra Messing

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Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination. – Immanuel Kant

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Happiness is a by-product of an effort to make someone else happy. – Gretta Brooker Palmer

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No human being can really understand another, and no one can arrange anothers happiness. – Graham Greene

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I believe in God, family, truth between people, the power of love. – Michael Landon

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Mom was the one who taught me unconditional love. With Dad, Id always felt there was something to live up to – expectations. But in the last year, we had a wonderful relationship. – Greg Louganis

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Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose. – From the television show The Wonder Years

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May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live. – Robert A. Heinlein

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