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Where Is Happiness?
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Where Is Happiness?
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- Happiness is not found in pleasure, Clarence Macartney said. Lord Byron lived such a life if anyone did. He wrote, "The worm, the canker, and the grief are mine alone."
- Happiness is not found in money&md;Jay Gould, the American millionaire, had plenty of that. When dying, he said, "I suppose I am the most miserable man on earth."
- Happiness is not found in position and fame&md;Lord Beaconsfield enjoyed more than his share of both. He wrote, "Youth is a mistake, manhood a struggle, and old age a regret."
- Happiness is not found in military glory&md;Alexander the Great conquered the known world in his day. Having done so, he wept in his tent because, he said, "There are no more worlds to conquer.'"
- Happiness is not found in money&md;Jay Gould, the American millionaire, had plenty of that. When dying, he said, "I suppose I am the most miserable man on earth."
