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The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.

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Jealousy is that pain which a man feels from the apprehension that he is not equally beloved by the person whom he entirely loves.

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A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants and how much more unhappy he might be than he really is.

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Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are con...more

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True happiness is of a retired nature and an enemy to pomp and noise it arises in the first place from the enjoyment of one's self and in the nex...more

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If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardia...more

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What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconc...more

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True happiness... arises in the first place from the enjoyment of one's self and in the next from the friendship and conversation of a few select ...more

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The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do something to love and something to hope for.