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Quote by William Burroughs
Virtue is simply happiness, and happiness is a by-product of funct

Virtue is simply happiness, and happiness is a by-product of function. You are happy when you are functioning. – William Burroughs

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This is a war universe. War all the time. That is its nature. There may be other universes based on all sorts of other principles, but ours seems to be based on war and games. – William Burroughs

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Work and live to serve others, to leave the world a little better than you found it and garner for yourself as much peace of mind as you can. This is happiness. – David Sarnoff

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So even though I consider myself a fairly upbeat person, energetic and things like that, I never do very well on happiness tests. – Barbara Ehrenreich

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Man falls from the pursuit of the ideal of plan living and high thinking the moment he wants to multiply his daily wants. Mans happiness really lies in contentment. – Mahatma Gandhi

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In theory there is a possibility of perfect happiness: To believe in the indestructible element within one, and not to strive towards it. – Franz Kafka

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