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Happiness seems to be the result of something happening — inactivity is not very exhilarating.
Happiness seems to be the result of something happening — inactivity is not very exhilarating.
The greatest happiness of the greatest number.
[Lat., La massima felicita divisa nel maggior numero.]
The greatest happiness of the greatest number.
[Lat., La massima felicita divisa nel maggior numero.]
The happiness of most people we know is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors, but by the repetition read more
The happiness of most people we know is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors, but by the repetition of slowly destructive little things.
Is it not odd that the only generous person I ever knew, who had money to be generous with, should read more
Is it not odd that the only generous person I ever knew, who had money to be generous with, should be a stockbroker.
No one is so generous as he who has nothing to give.
No one is so generous as he who has nothing to give.
Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you. But if you turn read more
Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you. But if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder."
Happiness lies in our own backyard, but it's probably well hidden by crabgrass.
Happiness lies in our own backyard, but it's probably well hidden by crabgrass.
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.
It doesn't matter how long we may have been stuck in a sense of our limitations. If we go into read more
It doesn't matter how long we may have been stuck in a sense of our limitations. If we go into a darkened room and turn on the light, it doesn't matter if the room ahs been dark for a day, a week, or ten thousand years - we turn on the light and it is illuminated. Once we control our capacity for love and happiness, the light has been turned on. . -Sharon Salzberg.
