the point of losing something precious - be it happiness of material wealth - can be forgotten over time. but our missed opportunities never leave us, and every time they come back to haunt us, we ache. or perhaps what haunts us is that nagging thought that things might have turned out differently. because without the thought, we would put it down to fate and accept it.

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People take different roads seeking fulfilment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost. _ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for. ― Tom Bodett

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True happiness is found inside the heart. — Anurag Prakash Ray

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Every day is a new day, and you’ll never be able to find happiness if you don’t move on. — Carrie Underwood

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You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on. - Oprah Winfrey

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But I see nothing miraculous about it. Nothing makes one as healthy as happiness, and there is no greater happiness than making someone else happy. ― Stefan Zweig

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Whoever is happy will make others happy. ― Anne Frank

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It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.

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Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it. —Jaques Prevert

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