Don't rely on someone else for your happiness and self worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can't love and respect yourself - no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are - completely; the good and the bad - and make changes as YOU see fit - not because you think someone else wants you to be different.
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Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.
Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.
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.
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?
'Twas a jolly old pedagogue, long ago,
Tall and slender, and sallow and dry;
His form was read more
'Twas a jolly old pedagogue, long ago,
Tall and slender, and sallow and dry;
His form was bent, and his gait was slow,
His long thin hair was white as snow,
But a wonderful twinkle shone in his eye.
And he sang every night as he went to bed,
"Let us be happy down here below:
The living should live, though the dead be dead."
Said the jolly old pedagogue long ago.
I love a hand that meets my own with a grasp that causes some sensation.
I love a hand that meets my own with a grasp that causes some sensation.
Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.
Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.
Being happy doesn't always make us grateful, but being grateful will always make us happy.
Being happy doesn't always make us grateful, but being grateful will always make us happy.
Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others,
And in their pleasure takes joy, read more
Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others,
And in their pleasure takes joy, even as though t'were his own.
