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There is this difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thi

There is this difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man, really is so but he that thinks himself the wisest, is generally the greatest fool. – Charles Caleb Colton

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[T]he true secret of happiness lies in the taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life… – William Morris, “The Aims of Art,” 1887

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I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition. – Martha Washington

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What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience? – Adam Smith

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Goodness does not more certainly make men happy than happiness makes them good. – Walter Savage Landor

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