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title: "1 Happiness Far Quotes By James Oppenheim"
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> [The fool is looking for happiness far away. The wise man makes it grow under his feet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-oppenheim/the-fool-is-looking-for-happiness-far-away-the-wise-man-makes-it-grow/)

[James Oppenheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-oppenheim/)

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## More by James Oppenheim

> [A faith like Lincoln's would transform the world!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-oppenheim/a-faith-like-lincoln-s-would-transform-the-world/)

[James Oppenheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-oppenheim/)

> [“As we go marching, marching, we bring the greater days, The rising of the women means the rising of the race. No more the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-oppenheim/as-we-go-marching-marching-we-bring-the-greater-days-the-rising-of/)

[James Oppenheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-oppenheim/)

> [To be a god First I must be a god-maker: We are what we create.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-oppenheim/to-be-a-god-first-i-must-be-a-god-maker-we-are-what-we-create/)

[James Oppenheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-oppenheim/)

> [The fool is looking for happiness far away. The wise man makes it grow under his feet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-oppenheim/the-fool-is-looking-for-happiness-far-away-the-wise-man-makes-it-grow/)

[James Oppenheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-oppenheim/)

> [Free men set themselves free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-oppenheim/free-men-set-themselves-free/)

[James Oppenheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-oppenheim/)

> [Hearts starve as well as bodies; give us bread, but give us roses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-oppenheim/hearts-starve-as-well-as-bodies-give-us-bread-but-give-us-roses/)

[James Oppenheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-oppenheim/)

> [They can only set free men free... And there is no need of that: Free men set themselves free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-oppenheim/they-can-only-set-free-men-free-and-there-is-no-need-of-that-free-men/)

[James Oppenheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-oppenheim/)

> [We age inevitably: The old joys fade and are gone: And at last comes equanimity and the flame burning clear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-oppenheim/we-age-inevitably-the-old-joys-fade-and-are-gone-and-at-last-comes/)

[James Oppenheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-oppenheim/)

> [Would you end war? Create great Peace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-oppenheim/would-you-end-war-create-great-peace/)

[James Oppenheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-oppenheim/)

> [Man's the bad child of the universe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-oppenheim/man-s-the-bad-child-of-the-universe/)

[James Oppenheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-oppenheim/)

> [Quick as a hummingbird...she darts so eagerly, swiftly, sweetly dipping into the flowers of my heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-oppenheim/quick-as-a-hummingbird-she-darts-so-eagerly-swiftly-sweetly-dipping/)

[James Oppenheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-oppenheim/)

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