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Do not fall prey to seeking pure happiness. Instead, seek lifelong progress toward happierness.

— Arthur C. Brooks

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Many of the most profound truths come not in shouting and scandal but, rather, in a whisper. In our noisy world, they are easily missed or dismissed.

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People often have trouble finding lasting satisfaction from worldly rewards, because as soon as we acquire something, our desire resets and we are looking to the next reward.

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