Joy is distinctly a Christian word and a Christian thing. It is the reverse of happiness. Happiness is the result of what happens of an agreeable sort. Joy has its spring deep down inside. And that spring never runs dry, no matter what happens. Only Jesus gives that joy. ― Samuel Gordon

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Happiness consists in always aspiring perfection, the pause in any level in perfection is the pause of happiness. ― Leon Tolstoy

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I never said, 'I want to be alone.' I only said, 'I want to be let alone!' There is all the difference. -- Greta Garbo

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Everything is a gift of the universe -even joy, anger, jealously, frustration, or separateness. Everything is perfect either for our growth or our enjoyment.

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The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.

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Equal rights for all, special privileges for none

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Happiness is seeing life for what it is in all the little moments.

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I now tried a new hypothesis: It was possible that I was more in charge of my happiness than I was allowing myself to be. ― Michelle Obama

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All men seek one goal: success or happiness. ― Aristotle

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The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite.

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