Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead. ~Scottish Proverb
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You can't pick cherries with your back to the tree. ~J. P. Morgan
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I am "too fiery," yet I wish to be seen as I am and I would lose all rather than soften away anything. ~Margaret Fuller
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But I also know that to ignore joy while it lasts, in favor of lamenting one's fate, is a great crime. ~Nancy Farmer
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Admire, exult, despise, laugh, weep for here There is such matter for all feelings: Man! Thou pendulum betwixt a smile and tear. ~Lord Byron
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I reject the cynical view that politics is a dirty business. ~Richard M. Nixon
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Whenever you can, act as a liberator. Freedom, dignity, wealth; these three together constitute the greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three to your people, their love for you will never die. ~Cyrus the Great
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Complete happiness can look so much like complete terror that its hard to tell them apart. ~Carol Plum-Ucci
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An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with. ~Thomas Fuller
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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It's very important to me to love what I do. It was important to me to find a career that I truly enjoy. You can find something that sort of excites you, that's half the battle of life. ~Adam Brody
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Cheerfulness is the very flower of health. ~Proverb
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Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary. ~Ben Nelson
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The teeth are smiling, but is the heart? ~African Proverb
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I am having a good time doing nothing. ~Phylicia Rashad
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Sorrow is brief but joy is endless ~Friedrich Schiller
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Working 14 hours a day until you're 55 and missing your kids growing up is not what I would consider a recipe for happiness. ~Robert Harris
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Knowing something is not as good as liking it. Liking something is not as good as rejoicing in it. ~Confucius
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Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~Swedish Proverb
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There's a lot to be said for not displacing people. ~Barney Frank
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Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. ~Swedish Proverb
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I look at couples in the street who are in their sixties and have been together for 40 years, and they're my idols. That's Ice and me for sure. ~Coco Austin
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Every smile makes you a day younger. ~Chinese Proverb
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One joy scatters a hundred griefs. ~Chinese Proverb
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