"Happiness does not come quickly. It is not……" — Joan D. Chittister
"Happiness does not come quickly. It is not conferred by any single event, however exciting or comforting or satisfying the event may be. It cannot be purchased, whatever the allure of the next, the newest, the brightest, the best. Happiness, like Carl Sandburg's fog, "comes on little cat feet," often silently, often without our knowing it, too often without our noticing."
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93 Quotes by Joan D. Chittister
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In our dreams lies our unfinished work for the world.
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