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The very first condition of lasting happiness is that a life should be full of purpose aiming at something outside self.


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Only God can fully satisfy the hungry heart of man.

Only God can fully satisfy the hungry heart of man.



Friendship cannot become permanent unless it becomes spiritual. There must be fellowship in the deepest things of the soul, community in the highest thoughts, sympathy with the best endeavors.

Friendship cannot become permanent unless it becomes spiritual. There must be fellowship in the deepest things of the soul, community in the highest thoughts, sympathy with the best endeavors.



At the heart of happiness lies peace. It is the last and the highest attainment of the soul.

At the heart of happiness lies peace. It is the last and the highest attainment of the soul.



It is the paradox of life that the way to miss pleasure is to seek it first.

It is the paradox of life that the way to miss pleasure is to seek it first.



No friendship has done its work until it reaches the supremest satisfaction of spiritual communion.

No friendship has done its work until it reaches the supremest satisfaction of spiritual communion.



The fear of God kills all other fears.

The fear of God kills all other fears.



What we feel is as true a fact as what we think.

What we feel is as true a fact as what we think.



Friendship means to be a strong hand in the dark to another in the time of need.

Friendship means to be a strong hand in the dark to another in the time of need.



We walk among worlds unrealized until we have learned the secret of love.

We walk among worlds unrealized until we have learned the secret of love.



It is the paradox of life that the way to miss pleasure is to seek it first. The very first condition of lasting happiness is that a life should be full of purpose aiming at something outside self.

It is the paradox of life that the way to miss pleasure is to seek it first. The very first condition of lasting happiness is that a life should be full of purpose aiming at something outside self.





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