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“Whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.”
Trust is connected with happiness because confidence can reduce the restless need to control every uncertain outcome.
Source note: Proverbs 16:20 in the King James Version; this record uses the concluding clause.
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“Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help.”
Happiness here is grounded in dependable help and hope rather than the instability of status or human power.
Source note: Psalm 146:5 in the King James Version; opening description of the person whose hope is in God.
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“Ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.”
Voice: Reported speaker · Jesus
Full joy is connected with asking and receiving inside a relationship of trust, rather than with passive wishfulness.
Source note: John 16:24 in the King James Version; concluding clause of the verse.
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“Rejoice evermore.”
The brief instruction treats joy as an enduring orientation to be practiced repeatedly rather than a feeling reserved only for easy circumstances.
Source note: 1 Thessalonians 5:16 in the King James Version; a concise instruction within a series of practical exhortations.
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“If you would be loved, love.”
Voice: Quoted historical voice · Hecato of Rhodes
Seneca treats affection as reciprocal practice: the desire to receive love begins with becoming someone who actively gives it.
Source note: Letter 9, on philosophy and friendship; Seneca quotes Hecato while discussing how friendship is formed.
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“Before him, I may think aloud.”
The line describes the relief of a friendship in which thought can be expressed openly before it is polished for public judgment.
Source note: Emerson continues his description of sincerity between friends in the essay Friendship.