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Happiness is a rare plant, that seldom takes root on earth -- few ever enjoyed it, except for a brief period; the search after it is rarely rewarded by the discovery. But, there is an admirable substitute for it . . . a contented spirit.

Source: The Victims of Society, In Lady Mary Howard to Lady Augusta Vernon, 1837.
-- Lady Marguerite Blessington, (Sep 1 1789-1849), English socialite, writer; She is chiefly remembered for her Conversations of Lord Byron and for the intellectual circle which she headed in London.

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