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“Breastroke is an athletic event, butterfly is a political statement.”

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Paul Tsongas was a prominent American politician who served as a United States Senator. Born on February 14, 1941, he passed away on January 18, 1997. Tsongas was known for his steadfast principles and reformist spirit during his political career. more

“What is earthly happiness? that phantom of which we hear so much, and see so little; whose promises are constantly given and constantly broken, but as constantly believed; that cheats us with the sound instead of the substance, and with the blossom instead of the fruit. Like Juno, she is a goddess in pursuit, but a cloud in possession.”

Littles Happiness Given Sound Broken Promise Fruit Clouds Possession Pursuit Substance Goddess Cheat Phantoms

Book:Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think

Source: Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think

“Happiness is not an end - it is only a means, and adjunct, a consequence.”

Mean Ends Happiness Consequence

Author:Dinah Maria Murlock Craik

“Human nature, at its best, had always been based on a deep heroic restlessness, on wanting something-something else, something more, whether it be true love or a glimpse just beyond the horizon. It was the promise of happiness, not the attainment of it, that had driven the entire engine, the folly and glory of who we are.”

Humans Happiness Human Nature Promise Glory Driven Being True Folly Who We Are Horizon Engines Heroic Glimpse Attainment Restlessness Beyond The Horizon

Book:Happiness

Source: Happiness

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