Happy is he who has gained the wealth of divine thoughts, wretched is he whose beliefs about the gods are dark.


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He who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it.
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CHARLES MACKAY
He who enjoys doing and enjoys what he has done is happy.
JOHANN VON GOETHE
He who enjoys doing and enjoys what he has done is happy.
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He is rich who is content with the least; for contentment is the wealth of nature.
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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
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ZORA NEALE HURSTON
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PATRICK ROTHFUSS
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Dedication is the preparation to success!
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CHINONYE J. CHIDOLUE
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ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER
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RALPH WALDO EMERSON
The happiest person is he who thinks the most interesting thoughts.
WILLIAM LYON PHELPS
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ANUJ SOMANY
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HE WEIFANG
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HE WEIFANG
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LESLIE LUDY
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BLAISE PASCAL
He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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THOMAS JEFFERSON
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GILBERT K. CHESTERTON
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K.F. BREENE
Thoughts are divine.
VIRGINIA WOOLF
The fear of God is the only cure for the fear of people.
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CHANAKYA
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CHANAKYA
He is very comfortable, very happy about where he is now.
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