Happiness, not in another place, but this place not for another hour, but for this hour. —Walt Whitman

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Happiness, not in another place, but this place not for another hour, but for this hour.

WALT WHITMAN

poet, humanist

COMMENTS

op from sangli DECEMBER 13, 2016
very true, it works
NILKANTH from Mumbai -- India DECEMBER 5, 2016
Supperb.memorable. I liked.
RJ from Valley of the Sun DECEMBER 1, 2016
What is keeping you, what's keeping me from this?
Peeps from Texas NOVEMBER 30, 2016
Choosing to live your life with happiness is a choice too few people make.
Mr. Luna's Class from Earth NOVEMBER 30, 2016
Great quote. Happiness is a choice. Happiness is all around you if you choose to be positive.

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No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another. —Charles Dickens
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