Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears. — John Lennon

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If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. — The Dalai Lama

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To be happy, make others happy. ― Stephen Richards

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Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

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A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery while on a detour. — Anonymous

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Everyone knew as much as they needed to know to be happy. ― Ian McEwan

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Call no man happy till he is dead. ― Aeschylus

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Take time to do what makes your soul happy.

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With my eyes closed, I would touch a familiar book and draw its fragrance deep inside me. This was enough to make me happy. ― Haruki Murakami

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Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.

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