Often, moreover, it is...that aspect of our being that society finds eccentric, ridiculous, or disagreeable, that holds our sweet waters, our secret well of happiness, the key to our equanimity in malevolent climes. ― Tom Robbins

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Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling. — Margaret Lee Runbeck

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Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive good things and good people will be drawn to you. — Mary Lou Retton

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Why not seize the pleasure at once? -- How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation! ― Jane Austen

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It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.

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A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the expense of everything else. — Bette Davis

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Happiness is the only thing that multiplies when you share it. - Albert Schweitzer

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The action is best that secures the greatest happiness for the greatest number. - William Dean Howells

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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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Nothing in the world can make you happy; everything in the world can encourage you to be happy. ― Robert Holden

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