One is happy as a result of one's own efforts once one knows the necessary ingredients of happiness: simple tastes, a certain degree of courage, self denial to a point, love of work, and above all, a clear conscience.

George Sand
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When we feel happy, we often believe that we have achieved a state of happiness because we have done something to make ourselves happy. But, as Albert Camus says, “The true source of happiness is the knowledge that one is acting for a purpose which is beyond oneself.” What makes us happy is not what we do for ourselves, but the actions we take which benefit others.

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