I take as my guide the hope of a saint: in crucial things, unity. . in important things, diversity. . read more

I take as my guide the hope of a saint: in crucial things, unity. . in important things, diversity. . . in all things, generosity.

Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once read more

Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.

Now I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers and laid entwined together on a bed of clover and read more

Now I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers and laid entwined together on a bed of clover and left there to sleep, left there to dream of their happiness.

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do read more

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.

Happiness is not a reward; it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment ; it is a result.

Happiness is not a reward; it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment ; it is a result.

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness.
Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten read more

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness.
Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten
lost.

But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?

But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?

The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase; if you pursue happiness you'll never find it.

The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase; if you pursue happiness you'll never find it.

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power read more

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.