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... Happiness does not come from any outward , superficial ap- plication . It is a state of mind ; it comes from within . Happy people are pursuing some significant goal . They may never arrive , but they find joy in the chase . They belong ...
... Happiness does not come from any outward , superficial ap- plication . It is a state of mind ; it comes from within . Happy people are pursuing some significant goal . They may never arrive , but they find joy in the chase . They belong ...
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... happiness , many people , sometimes everyone in a group , declare they do not know any happy people . The truth is that they have no clear definition of what happiness is . Real happiness must be distinguished from a hip , hip , hurray ...
... happiness , many people , sometimes everyone in a group , declare they do not know any happy people . The truth is that they have no clear definition of what happiness is . Real happiness must be distinguished from a hip , hip , hurray ...
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... happiness . But what is happiness and what is joy ? Certainly not the " eat , drink , and be merry " concept . Is happiness merely the ful- fillment of a dream of enjoying idleness ? This may satisfy for a time , but the joy which makes ...
... happiness . But what is happiness and what is joy ? Certainly not the " eat , drink , and be merry " concept . Is happiness merely the ful- fillment of a dream of enjoying idleness ? This may satisfy for a time , but the joy which makes ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 13 |
CAN AMERICA BE TRUSTED WITH LEISURE? | 20 |
THE DANGER OF CHOICE | 37 |
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