Happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors.
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Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.
Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.
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Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
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Marriage is the highest state of friendship. If happy, it
Marriage is the highest state of friendship. If happy, it lessens our cares by dividing them, at the same time that it doubles our pleasures by mutual participation.
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The happiness of a man in this life does not
The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.
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I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.
I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.
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I never worry about action, but only inaction.
I never worry about action, but only inaction.
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I was thrown out of college for cheating on the
I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I looked into the soul of the boy sitting next to me.
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A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.
A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.
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You are the only person on earth who can use
You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.