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- Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact.
- Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
- If we only wanted to be happy it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, which is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.
- Montesquieq
- Suit the action to the word, the word to the action; with this special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature.
- William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
- Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.
- Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)
- It is an aspect of happiness to suppose we all deserve it.
- Joseph Joubert
- A peasant and a philosopher may be equally satisfied, but not equally happy. Happiness consists in the multiplicity of agreeable consciousness.
- Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)
- What others think of us would be of little moment did it not, when known, so deeply tinge what we think of ourselves.
- George Santayana (1863 - 1952)
- His passions make man live, his wisdom merely makes him last.
- Nicholas Chamfort (1741 - 1794)
- We are all capable of evil thoughts, but only very rarely of evil deeds: we can all do good deeds, but very few of us can think good thoughts.
- Cesare Pavese (1908 - 1950)
- Conscience is, in most men, an anticipation of the opinion of others.
- Sir Henry Taylor
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