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title: "6 Impossible Happiness Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [It is hard to combine and unite these two qualities, the carefulness of one who is affected by circumstances, and the intrepidity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/epictetus/it-is-hard-to-combine-and-unite-these-two-qualities-the-carefulness/)

[Epictetus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/epictetus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/441/epictetus-413_affected_it-is-hard-to-combine-and-unite-these-tw_242565.jpg)

> [“It is almost impossible to describe happiness,because at the time it feels entirely natural as if all the r est of your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-george/it-is-almost-impossible-to-describe-happiness-because-at-the-time-it/)

[Margaret George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-george/)

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> [“It is only one world in infinite universes where this impossible happiness exists, but that is what makes it so valuable.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-is-only-one-world-in-infinite-universes-where-this-impossible/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [It is impossible that happiness, and yearning for what is not present, should ever be united.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/epictetus/it-is-impossible-that-happiness-and-yearning-for-what-is-not-present/)

[Epictetus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/epictetus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fd/epictetus-413_happiness_it-is-impossible-that-happiness-and-year_1879581.jpg)

> [“It's impossible to find happiness if you're an orphan." "That's not true. Orphans are the only ones who are free to find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tash-aw/it-s-impossible-to-find-happiness-if-you-re-an-orphan-that-s-not-true/)

[Tash Aw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tash-aw/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dd/tash-aw-42853_freedom_it-s-impossible-to-find-happiness-if-you_2737265.jpg)

> [It is almost impossible to describe happiness, because at the time it feels entirely natural, as if all the rest of your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-george/it-is-almost-impossible-to-describe-happiness-because-at-the-time-it-2/)

[Margaret George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-george/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3b/margaret-george-11964_aberration_it-is-almost-impossible-to-describe-happ_3068164.png)

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