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William Shakespeare1564–1616

Jog on, jog on, the footpath way,
And merrily hent the stile-a:
A merry heart goes all the day,
Your sad tires in a mile-a.

William Shakespeare on happiness

The Winter’s Tale (c. 1611), Act IV, Scene III, spoken by Autolycus

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