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The kind of happiness that stays with you is the happiness that springs from inward thoughts and emotions.

William Lyon Phelps

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William Lyon Phelps
Age: 78 †
Born: 1865
Born: January 2
Died: 1943
Died: August 21
Author
Scientist
University Teacher
New Haven
Connecticut
Emotions
Spring
Thoughts
Emotion
Happiness
Kind
Springs
Stays
Inward

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