I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy.

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You cannot be buried in obscurity: you are exposed upon a grand theater to the view of the world. If your actions are upright and benevolent, be assured they will augment your power and happiness. ― Cyrus the Great

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Life is a journey, and if you fall in love with the journey, you will be in love forever._ Peter Hagerty

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I will greet this day with love in my heart. And how will I do this? Henceforth will I look on all things with love and be born again. I will love the sun for it warms my bones; yet I will love the rain for it cleanses my spirit. I will love the light for it shows me the way; yet I will love the darkness for it shows me the stars. I will welcome happiness as it enlarges my heart; yet I will endure sadness for it opens my soul. I will acknowledge rewards for they are my due; yet I will welcome obstacles for they are my challenge.

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There is no greater pain than to remember, in our present grief, past happiness.

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Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions. — Dalai Lama

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And therein lies the whole of man's plight. Human time does not turn in a circle; it runs ahead in a straight line. That is why man cannot be happy: happiness is the longing for repetition. ― Milan Kundera

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I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I'd invented it, because it is very true. ― Audrey Hepburn

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The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.

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At every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss. - Paulo Coelho

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