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Quote by Joseph Butler
The sum of the whole is plainly this: The nature of man considered

The sum of the whole is plainly this: The nature of man considered in his single capacity, and with respect only to the present world, is adapted and leads him to attain the greatest happiness he can for himself in the present world. – Joseph Butler

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Love of our neighbour, then, has just the same respect to, is no more distant from, self-love, than hatred of our neighbour, or than love or hatred of anything else. – Joseph Butler

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respect
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Every man hath a general desire of his own happiness and likewise a variety of particular affections, passions, and appetites to particular external objects. – Joseph Butler

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Happiness
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There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment there is no disease like covetousness, and no virtue like mercy. – Chanakya

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If you want to be happy, be. – Leo Tolstoy

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Happiness is like a cloud, if you stare at it long enough, it evaporates. – Sarah McLachlan

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To be happy, you must fancy that everything you have is a gift, and you the chosen, though you worked your tail off for every bit of it. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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I cling to my imperfection, as the very essence of my being. – Anatole France, The Garden of Epicurus, 1894

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So you got the cool New Yorkers, and then there are the less-than-cool New Yorkers. – Edward Burns

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The biggest fear I have is to die with regrets, and of course that will come true. – Alexander Payne

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True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. – William Penn

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