Happiness is a by-product. You cannot pursue it by itself.
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I see happiness as a by-product. I don't think you can pursue happiness. I think that phrase is one of the very few mistakes the Founding Fathers made.
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Happiness will never come if it's a goal in itself; happiness is a by-product of a commitment to worthy causes.
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Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness it is generally the by-product of other activities.
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Virtue is simply happiness, and happiness is a by-product of function. You are happy when you are functioning.
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The Happy Fraud-Bernadette's View
Happiness is a fraud-
the carrot at the end of my stick-
an illusion
meant to taunt me,
to persuade me,
to pursue
to beg
to plead
to make me endure what I shouldn't-
to humiliate me;
and I ask you
what is the content of this happiness anyway?
Is it true love?
Money and dollar bills lined up,
world peace,
change
staying the same
and never having to confront
anything I don't like?
What is happiness in all this?
Rich people aren't happy, they are mostly selfish and narcissistic and dangerous, because of their greed.
True Love often runs dry and murder happens, either in the soul
or in real life.
World peace?
Never happens.
Religion?
This has killed many
with God's name dripping from their lips.
Only thing I see that could be happiness
is what endures
and that is family,
which even if broken sometimes
is how I came here
and in the end
will rescue me from
all those false pursuits of happiness
in between;
and single-handedly
is the only thing
necessary and sufficient
to pursue the other
definitions
of Happy.
poem by Lonnie Hicks
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Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.
Aldous Huxley in Vendeta for the Western World, 1945
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What Happiness Is
happiness
is bliss
happiness,
is when you get a new puppy
happiness,
is when you get married
happiness,
is when you go on you first date
happiness,
is making your own decisions
happiness,
is graduating
happiness,
is getting you first job
happiness,
is falling in love
happiness
is being proud of who you are
happiness
is bliss
happiness,
is glowing
happiness,
is fun
happiness,
is an amazing feeling
happiness,
is when you smile all day
happiness,
is giving someone a hug just because you can
happiness,
is that light in your eyes
happiness,
is what makes the world go around
happiness,
is bliss
The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase: if you pursue happiness you'll never find it.
quote by Carrie P. Snow
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The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase; if you pursue happiness you'll never find it.
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No one is guaranteed happiness. You can pursue it, but if you happen to find success along the way on that road to happiness, Conservatives believe you should not be demonized or penalized for it.
quote by Glenn Beck
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M not perfect
No one's happy with our love
But I can't let you go
People try to break our love apart
But I didn't fall for their action
I can't stand by my own
Your love to me is like MTN network
I need it everywhere I go
Our love is not a Nike product
But we just do it
Baby I know 'm not an Pick 'n Pay
But 'm always there for you
Baby 'm not a shield product
But I won let you down
Don't leave me hanging around
Baby I know I might not be the kinder guy
You like but I might be the one
Who have the key to bring you HAPPINESS ETERNITY
I LOVE YOU
DARLING
poem by Ben Majola
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An Ode To Happiness
wherever you go
i must follow you Happiness
this I have noticed though
You have given me more of those
Frustrations
You are as elusive
as an Eel
like the fleeting feelings
of the Bell
Everyday is tolling
for its new Victim
Ahh, happiness i'll take the reverse
Now you must pursue Me
for I do not anymore
Care.
poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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Happiness is not a goal it is a by-product.
quote by Eleanor Roosevelt
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Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product.
quote by Eleanor Roosevelt
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Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.
quote by Benjamin Spock
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Grateful One
I do not wonder why,
Things are the way they are.
They are the way they are!
And I don't wonder why.
I do not sit with wishes,
That events could turn out differently.
Or reminisce in 'what ifs'...
Of 'that' which should have been done.
Especially if I've been empowered,
To pursue a choice that has been made.
With regrets I should have left alone...
Like some frozen in a time zone!
I have known for quite some time...
Whatever happiness I have,
Is happiness that is mine!
And I don't wonder why that is!
It 'is' as it is.
And I am the grateful one!
poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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Marvel has put out good product. DC has put out good product. Even Image has put out good product, as far as I'm concerned... although it's few and far between. But it's not getting recognized, no matter who's doing it.
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Inside my happiness...
Inside my happiness, there is nothing but happiness for me.
Inside my happiness, the colors are so bright and vivid and I am able to see everything clearly.
Inside my happiness, there were no dark times because in my happiness the sun always shines.
Inside my happiness, there is no pain, there is no fear and there certainly is no doubt.
Inside my happiness, we all live as one and there is peace for all beings.
Inside my happiness, there is God and he has planned all of this for me.
Inside my happiness, addiction never happend.
Inside my happiness, there are no sorrows and no tears for the hurt doesnt exist.
Inside my happiness, there is you, and you are everything.
Inside my happiness, there is a woman who is ready for life.
Inside my happiness, there is nothing but happiness for me.
poem by Amber Swiney
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Pursue
I only pursue those followers who delve
Into the unknown.
Their final happiness aroused my anger,
So that nature was just nature.
Knowing is like wisdom,
A knowledge brings new joy.
The blissful solitude of some places
Angers my happiness,
When I am alone.
At last the bare bones of my body
Are left for someone to trace.
poem by Naveed Akram
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Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product of providing a useful service.
quote by Henry Ford
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