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If you want happiness for an hour -- take a nap. If you want happi

If you want happiness for an hour — take a nap. If you want happiness for a day — go fishing. If you want happiness for a month — get married. If you want happiness for a year — inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime — help someone else. – Chinese Proverb

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You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. – Chinese Proverb

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If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. – Chinese Proverb

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