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The scene is laid in the house of Cephalus at the Piraeus; and the whole dialogue is narrated by Socrates the day after it actually took place to Timaeus, Hermocrates, Critias, and a nameless person, who are introduced in the Timaeus.

The Republic, Plato.
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"Happiness is something that everyone desires, yet few know how to obtain."
FireProof happiness by Dr. Randy Ross.
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"I was born in Aïn Beïda, a small town in the province of Constantine, at the foot of the Aurès Mountains, in northeastern
Algeria " - A Dream for Peace by Dr. Ghoulem Berrah
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"What is your one wish?"
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A splinter had slipped beneath the surface of Karrie’s arm.

Karrie’s Thorn— Cheryl Anne Kincaid
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The early morning shards of sunlight were just beginning to streak across the wispy morning clouds in shades of pinks and oranges.

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Have you ever tried to hold water in your hands? Well. You scoop it up, and there is so much of it that it spills right over the edges of your palms. But no matter how tightly you press your hands against each other, it still spills out and flows between your fingers.



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We all seek it, but how many of us are happy?

Rediscovering the Wisdom of Human Nature
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It was a warm morning in December and the bus arrived within the one-tenth-of-a-
second time struck noon.

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On an exceptionally hot evening early in July a young man came out of the garret in which he lodged in S. Place and walked slowly, as though in hesitation, towards K. bridge.
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Here it is: "Believe you me, this is one silly boy"
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"The doctor had banished me up there: I was supposed to spend a whole year in the high mountains, moving around when the weather permitted and resting when it did not."

Argos and His Master by Italo Svero
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The night was quiet. Almost too quiet.
“Our lives become the stories that we weave.”
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On one hand, fear is a strong emotion caused by great worry about something dangerous, painful, or unknown that is happening or might happen.
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My whole body hurts.
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