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Happiness is an endowment and not an acquisition. It depends more upon temperament and disposition than environment.

John James Ingalls

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John James Ingalls
Age: 66 †
Born: 1833
Born: December 29
Died: 1900
Died: August 16
American Politician
Lawyer
Politician
Middleton
Massachusetts
John J. Ingalls
Disposition
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Environment
Happiness
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Endowment
Acquisition
Temperament

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