“ Gaiety — a quality of ordinary men. Genius always presupposes some disorder in the machine. ”
- Denis Diderot- Copy
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“ His overthrow heaped happiness upon him; For then, and not till then, he felt himself, And found the blessedness of being little. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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“ There can be no happiness equal to the joy of finding a heart that understands. ”
- Victor Robinson- Copy
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“ The highest happiness, the purest joys of life, wear out at last. ”
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe- Copy
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“ Joys Are bubble-like — what makes them bursts them too. - Philip James Bailey, Festus. ”
- Philip James Bailey- Copy
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“ But it is my happiness to be half Welsh, and that the better half. ”
- Richard Cobden- Copy
- 557
“ What wisdom, what warning can prevail against gladness? There is no law so strong that a little gladness may not transgress. ”
- Henry David Thoreau- Copy
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“ Laughter to begin with was probably glee at the misfortunes of others. The baring of the teeth in laughter hints at its savage ancestry. Animals have no malice, hence also no laughter. They never savor the sudden glory of Schadenfreude. It was its infectious quality that made of laughter a medium of mutuality. ”
- Eric Hoffer- Copy
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“ Give not over thy soul to sorrow; and afflict not thyself in thy own counsel. Gladness of heart is the life of man and the joyfulness of man is length of days. ”
- Ecclesiastes- Copy
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“ Remember that happiness is as contagious as gloom. It should be the first duty of those who are happy to let others know of their gladness. ”
- Maurice Maeterlinck- Copy
- 96
“ A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles. ”
- Washington Irving- Copy
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“ Awake, thou wintry earth — Fling off thy sadness! Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth Your ancient gladness! Christ is risen. ”
- Thomas Blackburn- Copy
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“ Ah tell me not that memory sheds gladness over the past; what is recalled by faded flowers save that they did not last? ”
- Letitia Elizabeth Landon- Copy
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“ The first need of being is endurance; to endure with gladness if we can, with fortitude in any event. ”
- Bliss Carman- Copy
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“ When a virtuous man is raised, it brings gladness to his friends, grief to his enemies, and glory to his posterity. ”
- Ben Jonson- Copy
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“ My father was a farmer and my mother was a farmer, but, my childhood was very good. I am very grateful for my childhood, because it was full of gladness and good humanity. ”
- Roberto Benigni- Copy
- 20
“ The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness. ”
- William Saroyan- Copy
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