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Proverb on happiness - 5/3/2009 12:30:55 PM

Vendaval

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I have been looking through quotes and proverbs for inspiration and found a good one for a Sunday philosophical discussion. Do you think that the nature of happiness is fleeting? Is it possible to have lasting contentment?

"If you want happiness for an hour -- take a nap. If you want happiness for a day -- go fishing. If you want happiness for a month -- get married. If you want happiness for a year -- inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime -- help someone else."

http://en.proverbia.net/proverbs.asp

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RE: Proverb on happiness - 5/3/2009 12:45:24 PM

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The world is full of people looking for spectacular happiness while they snub contentment. ~Doug Larson

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RE: Proverb on happiness - 5/3/2009 12:57:52 PM

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I don't think helping people gives you happiness that lasts a lifetime.

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RE: Proverb on happiness - 5/3/2009 1:11:35 PM

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Always within your own unhappiness can you find happiness.

Mikolai Gogol.

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RE: Proverb on happiness - 5/3/2009 2:46:09 PM

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Hiya Vendaval,

Here is one of my favorites on the subject:

Embracing the Way, you become embraced;
Breathing gently, you become newborn;
Clearing your mind, you become clear;
Nurturing your children, you become impartial;
Opening your heart, you become accepted;
Accepting the world, you embrace the Way.

Bearing and nurturing,
Creating but not owning,
Giving without demanding,
This is harmony.

Lao Tzu

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RE: Proverb on happiness - 5/3/2009 7:11:53 PM

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On a lighter note: Its never too late to have a happy childhood -Berk Breathed

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RE: Proverb on happiness - 5/3/2009 8:36:39 PM

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Happiness is a choice of attitude. It just seems to me a lot of people would rather be miserable.

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