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Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulders...
Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulders...
Approximate author period: c. 1839 AD · industrial
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- Henry David Thoreau
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- Approximate author period: c. 1839 AD · industrial
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