The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.

—Alfred Lord Tennyson

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The greater man the greater courtesy.

—Alfred Lord Tennyson

And out of darkness came the hands that reach thro' nature, moulding men.

—Alfred Lord Tennyson

Who is wise in love, love most, say least.

—Alfred Lord Tennyson

Love is the only gold.

—Alfred Lord Tennyson

Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within.

—Alfred Lord Tennyson

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The secret of happiness is to make others believe they are the cause of it.

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

—Abraham Lincoln

We find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve.

—Maxwell Maltz

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Emotions, in my experience, aren't covered by single words. I don't believe in "sadness," "joy," or "regret."… I'd like to have at my disposal complicated hybrid emotions, Germanic train-car constructions, like, say, "the happiness that attends disaster." Or: "the disappointment of sleeping with one's fantasy." I'd like to show how "intimations of mortality brought on by aging family members" connects to "the hatred of mirrors that begins in middle age." I'd like to have a word for "the sadness inspired by failing restaurants" as well for "the excitement of getting a room with a minibar.

—Jeffrey Eugenides

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There are lots of ways of being miserable, but there's only one way of being comfortable, and that is to stop running round after happiness. If you make up your mind not to be happy there's no reason why you shouldn't have a fairly good time.

—Edith Wharton

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