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Another example was relentlessly expressed during Hillary Clinton’s campaign for the presidency, and especially since her defeat: the assertion that s...more

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Our scientific age demands that we provide definitions, measurements, and statistics in order to be taken seriously. Yet most of the important things ...more

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Of all the characteristics needed for both a happy and morally decent life, none surpasses gratitude. Grateful people are happier, and grateful people...more

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Opponents of capital punishment argue that the state has no right to take a murderer's life. Apparently, one fact that abolitionists forget or overloo...more

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Happiness is dependent on self-discipline. We are the biggest obstacles to our own happiness. It is much easier to do battle with society and with oth...more

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Children are God’s or nature’s practical joke on couples—that which is produced by passion then proceeds to nearly kill it.

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I often wonder if I am entitled to be as happy as I am, given the amount of suffering in the world.

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A simple test to ascertain how much you enjoy and derive meaning from your work is to ask yourself whether you would continue doing it if you won the ...more

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Everything worthwhile in life is attained through hard work. Happiness is not an exception.

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According to just about every poll on happiness, people on the Left are generally less happy than conservatives.

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I have devoted much of my life to studying, writing, and lecturing about the subject of happiness. In particular, I have advocated that people act as ...more