Happiness Quote by Hans Christian Andersen

“A man who has suffered much and wandered much has pleasure out of his sorrows.”

— Homer

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“Yet some happiness must and would arise, from the very conviction, that he did suffer.”

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“We shall enjoy it As for him who finds fault, may silliness and sorrow take him!”

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“Happiness came in short bursts that were almost always followed by sorrow. His”

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