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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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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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But my happiness in this world – my level of peace – is never going to be dictated by acting. – Chris Evans

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The happiness of this life depends less on what befalls you than the way in which you take it. – Elbert Hubbard

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Morality is not the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness. – Immanuel Kant

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