God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing. -C. S. Lewis

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She felt happy these days, yet there was always an undercurrent of sadness just below the surface ― Diane Chamberlain

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Death is a fearful thing. - William Shakespeare

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Life is trouble. Only death is not. To be alive is to undo your belt and *look* for trouble.

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The triumph can't be had without the struggle.

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I gave them hope, and so turned away their eyes from death ― Aeschylus

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Happiness is not a life without pain, but rather a life in which the pain is traded for a worthy price. ― Orson Scott Card

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it is impossible to build one's own happiness on the unhappiness of others. This perspective is at the heart of Buddhist teachings. ― Daisaku Ikeda

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Happiness is having a scratch for every itch.

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The purpose of our lives is to be happy. - Dalai Lama

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