The First Splendid Truth: To be happy, I need to think about feeling good, feeling bad, and feeling right, in an atmosphere of growth.

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This is a great quote designed to help you become a better human being. It’s a reminder that we can’t always be happy. It’s okay to feel sad or angry, as long as we’re working on ourselves to fix those feelings and become better people.

Source: The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent A Year Trying To Sing In The Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, And Generally Have More Fun

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