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Never will I pursue happiness, because it is not a goal, just a by-product, and there is no happiness in having or in getting, only in giving.

Og Mandino

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Og Mandino
Age: 72 †
Born: 1924
Born: June 1
Died: 1996
Died: September 3
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Framingham
Massachusetts
Augustine Og Mandino II
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Each problem has a positive side.
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Many succumb to despair and fail without realizing that they already possess all the tools needed to acquire great wealth.
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God will never give you any problems that he thinks you can't solve.
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