Augustine Of HippoLe bonheur, c'est continuer à désirer ce que l'on a déjà .
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Happiness is the very act of desiring. Happiness, like love, is something that can be achieved when we continue to desire what we already have. It is the opposite of unhappiness in which we lose all desire, instead of reaching out for what we already have.
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