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    The Book of Joy: 200 Quotes on Happiness From the Greatest Thinkers in History
    The Book of Joy: 200 Quotes on Happiness From the Greatest Thinkers in History
    The Book of Joy: 200 Quotes on Happiness From the Greatest Thinkers in History
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    The Book of Joy: 200 Quotes on Happiness From the Greatest Thinkers in History

    By Zak Mohammed

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    A collection of quotes on happiness from Ancient America, Babylon, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, China, the Islamic World, The Bible, Rome,and other key periods of history.

    It features quotes from: the Epic of Gilgamesh, Socrates, the Stoics, Bhudda, Aristotle, Lao Zi, Confucius, Rumi, Virgil, Emperor Marcus, Da Vinci, Shakespeare, Voltaire, Dickens, Jane Austen and Simone Weil.

    This quote collection will help you to cultivate more joy, and positivity in your life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZak Mohammed
    Release dateAug 2, 2023
    ISBN9798223895350
    The Book of Joy: 200 Quotes on Happiness From the Greatest Thinkers in History

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      Book preview

      The Book of Joy - Zak Mohammed

      Ancient Americas - 10,000 Years Ago 2

      Babylon - Epic of Gilgamesh - 4000 years ago 4

      Egyptian Wisdom - 3500 years ago 7

      The Torah -  3000 years ago 10

      Buddhism - 2500 Years Ago 13

      Ancient China - 2400 years ago 16

      Greece - 2700 years ago 20

      Rome - 2000 years ago 27

      New Testament - 2000 years ago 33

      Islamic Wisdom - 1400 years ago 35

      Islamic Golden Age - 1000 Years Ago 38

      Renaissance - 1500s - 500 years ago 41

      1600s - 400 years ago 44

      1700s  - 300 Years ago 47

      1800s  – 200 years ago 50

      1900s  – 100 years ago 55

      Ancient Americas - 10,000 Years Ago

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      All plants are our brothers and sisters. They talk to us and if we listen, we can hear them.  - Arapaho Proverb

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      When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a way that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.  - Cherokee Proverb

      We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.  - Dakota Proverb

      Regard heaven as your father, earth as your mother, and all things as your brothers and sisters.  - Native American Proverb

      You already possess everything necessary to become great.  - Crow Proverb

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