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Happiness is inward, and not outward and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are.

Henry Van Dyke

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Henry Van Dyke
Age: 80 †
Born: 1852
Born: November 10
Died: 1933
Died: April 10
Diplomat
Poet
Writer
Germantown
Philadelphia
Success
Doe
Tattooed
Character
Outward
Life
Inward
Encouragement
Depend
Depends
Happiness

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