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Quote by James Thomson
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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More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye of caution. – James Thomson

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She thinks that happiness is a mat that sits on her doorway. – Rob Thomas, “3A.M.”

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We are built to conquer environment, solve problems, achieve goals, and we find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve. – Maxwell Maltz

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If you are not happy here and now, you never will be. – Taisen Deshimaru

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Happiness is a monstrosity! Punished are those who seek it. – Gustave Flaubert

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What is a home without children? Quiet. – Henny Youngman

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Good manners are just a way of showing other people that we have respect for them. – Bill Kelly

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Hope is a walk through a flowering meadow. One does not require that it lead anywhere. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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I wash my hands of those who imagine chattering to be knowledge, silence to be ignorance, and affection to be art. – Khalil Gibran

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