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

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If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.

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The happiness you’re looking for is all around you, don’t forget to notice it.

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Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for it is counterfeit. – Hosea Ballou

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It’s not how much we have but how much we enjoy that makes happiness. – Charles Spurgeon

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Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible. _ Saint Augustine

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Happiness was not a word that seemed to apply anymore, when she had lost so many close to her. There was a contentment that felt deeper, that acknowledged and accepted the quieter offerings of small joys—of love and occasional peace in a life that was full of pain. ― Peter Heller, Celine

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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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Happiness is a journey, not a journey's end. ― Ogwo David Emenike

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