The truth is that relative income is not directly related to happi

The truth is that relative income is not directly related to happiness. Nonpartisan social-survey data clearly show that the big driver of happiness is earned success: a persons belief that he has created value in his life or the life of others. – Arthur C. Brooks

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It is our happiness to live under the government of a PRINCE who is satisfied with ruling according to law as every other good prince will – We enjoy under his administration all the liberty that is proper and expedient for us. – Jonathan Mayhew

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