How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most…

William James
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How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do, and of all they are willing to endure. ✨ William James (2015). The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature, p.40, Xist Publishing
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How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do, and of all they are willing to endure. ✨ William James (2015). The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature, p.40, Xist Publishing

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