“Happiness will never come if it's a goal in itself; happiness is a by-product of a commitment to worthy causes…”

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Happiness will never come if it's a goal in itself; happiness is a by-product of a commitment to worthy causes.

— Norman Vincent Peale

Minister and author of The Power of Positive Thinking

The Power of Positive Living (1992), p. 63

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Attributed to: Norman Vincent Peale
Source: The Power of Positive Living (1992), p. 63
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