"One is happy as a result of..." - Quote by George Sand
One is happy as a result of one's own efforts, once one knows of the necessary ingredients of happiness-simple tastes, a certain degree of courage, self-denial to a point, love of work, and, above all, a clear conscience. Happiness is no vague dream, of that I now feel certain.
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“...Je n’ai pas cessé de l’être si c’est d’être jeune que d’aimer toujours !... L’humanité n’est pas un vain mot. Notre vie est faite d’amour, et ne plus aimer c’est ne plus vivre." (I have never ceased to be young, if being young is always loving... Humanity is not a vain word. Our life is made of love, and to love no longer is to live no longer.)”
“The more you lose the right to be jealous, the more so you become!”
“Whoever has loved once, knows all that life contains of sorrow and of joy.”
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“My days are as happy as those reserved by God for his elect; and whatever be my fate hereafter, I can never say that I have not tasted joy— the purest joy of life.”
“When people are happy they have a reserve upon which to draw, whereas she was like a wheel without a tyre”
“Money won't make you happy... but everybody wants to find out for themselves.”