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If man's innate nature is exalted peace, then it is logical to presume that melancholy and pessimism are but alien accretions which do not properly belong to him. The smile is man's true expression and not the scowl.

-- Notebooks Category 24: The Peace within You > Chapter 1 : The Search for Happiness > # 40