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> [There is no fulfillment in things whatsoever. And I think one of the reasons that depression reigns supreme amongst the rich and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/there-is-no-fulfillment-in-things-whatsoever-and-i-think-one-of-the/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [“ONE OF THE REASONS that depression is so problematic—and deadly, leading to many of the forty thousand suicides in the United States…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-wolf-shenk/one-of-the-reasons-that-depression-is-so-problematic-and-deadly/)

[Joshua Wolf Shenk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-wolf-shenk/)

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> [The concept of the "good ol' days" must be one of our society's biggest delusions, top reasons for depression, as well as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-concept-of-the-good-ol-days-must-be-one-of-our-society-s-biggest/)

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

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> [“The value of solitude—one of its values—is, of course, that there is nothing to cushion against attacks from within, just as there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-sarton/the-value-of-solitude-one-of-its-values-is-of-course-that-there-is-2/)

[May Sarton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-sarton/)

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