There are lots of ways of being miserable, but there's only one way of…

Edith Wharton
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There are lots of ways of being miserable, but there's only one way of being comfortable, and that is to stop running round after happiness. If you make up your mind not to be happy there's no reason why you shouldn't have a fairly good time. ✨ Edith Wharton (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Edith Wharton (Illustrated), p.4977, Delphi Classics
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