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Page 56
... happiness is cumulative , as misery may be . An eternal growth is an unchangeable peace , an ever pro- founder depth of apprehension , a possession constantly more intense and more spiritual of the joy of heaven - this is happiness .
... happiness is cumulative , as misery may be . An eternal growth is an unchangeable peace , an ever pro- founder depth of apprehension , a possession constantly more intense and more spiritual of the joy of heaven - this is happiness .
Page 72
... happiness . I have as it were , been asleep on the fatherly breast of God . His will be done ! August 3 , 1856. -A delightful Sunday afternoon at Pressy . Returned late , under a great sky magnificently starred , with summer lightning ...
... happiness . I have as it were , been asleep on the fatherly breast of God . His will be done ! August 3 , 1856. -A delightful Sunday afternoon at Pressy . Returned late , under a great sky magnificently starred , with summer lightning ...
Page 208
... happiness carried to its farthest point . Epicurism must end in despair . The philosophy of duty is less depressing . But salvation lies in the conciliation of duty and happiness , in the union of the individual will with the divine ...
... happiness carried to its farthest point . Epicurism must end in despair . The philosophy of duty is less depressing . But salvation lies in the conciliation of duty and happiness , in the union of the individual will with the divine ...
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