"Happiness is a virtue, not its reward."

-- Baruch Spinoza

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“The hand that hath made you fair hath made you good. Pity is the virtue of the law, and none but tyrants use it cruelly.”
“He kept at true good humor's mark The social flow of pleasure's tide: He never made a brow look dark, Nor caused a tear, but when he died.”
“You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself.”
“It strikes at a fundamental human need to be organized.”
“When you realize that every stressful moment you experience is a gift that points you to your own freedom, life becomes very kind.”

Source : Byron Katie (2010). “Who Would You Be Without Your Story? (Large Print 16pt)”, p.330, ReadHowYouWant.com
“The books we think we ought to read are poky, dull, and dry The books that we would like to read we are ashamed to buy The books that people talk about we never can recall And the books that people give us, oh, they're the worst of all.”
“Private opinion creates public opinion. Public opinion overflows eventually into national behavior as things are arranged at present, can make or mar the world. That is why private opinion, and private behavior, and private conversation are so terrifyingly important.”
“Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another.”

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