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People don't really want to be happy. They go out of their way to be miserable.

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
Author
Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
Buddhism
Happiness
Happy
Really
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People
Miserable

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