“When we are happy, we are always good, but when we are good, we are not always happy.”
Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray
“We are always in a hurry to be happy…; for when we have suffered a long time, we have great difficulty in believing in good fortune.”
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Alexandre Dumas
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Source: The Count of Monte Cristo
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