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Old Oct 23, 2003, 06:28 pm   #39 (permalink) (top)
G. Adams
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</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (RebelWithanAK,)
That's not happiness, that's contentment. There's a difference.<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>

Ending suffering isn't in itself happiness, but ending suffering is part of enlightenment, which is internal happiness. And that is the only permanent happiness, as all physical joys fade with time, and their fading is itself a cause of suffering.


Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
Winston Churchill
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