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The stoics say, "retire within yourselves; it is there you will find your rest." and that is not true. others say, "go out of yourselves; seek happiness in amusement." and this is not true. illness comes. happiness is neither without us nor within us. it is in god, both without us and within us.
-Blaise Pascal
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The Stoics Say, "retire Within Yourselves; It

Blaise Pascal
The stoics say, "retire within yourselves; it is there you will find your rest." and that is not true. others say, "go out of yourselves; seek happiness in amusement." and this is not true. illness comes. happiness is neither without us nor within us. it is in god, both without us and within us.
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