The fruit of happiness comes only of that which dies to itself. Set happiness before you as an end, no matter in what guise of wealth or fame or oblivion even— you will not attain it. Renounce it, seek the pleasure of God, and that instant is the birth of your own.
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 49, 7 December 1899, Page 28
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52Untitled New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 49, 7 December 1899, Page 28
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