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Priestly was the first (unless it was Becarria) who taught my
lips to pronounce this sacred truth--that the greatest read more
Priestly was the first (unless it was Becarria) who taught my
lips to pronounce this sacred truth--that the greatest happiness
of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and
legislation.
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.
Thus happiness depends, as Nature shows,
Less on exterior things than most suppose.
Thus happiness depends, as Nature shows,
Less on exterior things than most suppose.
People love others not for who they are but for how they make them feel
People love others not for who they are but for how they make them feel
The beauty of success lies not solely in your happiness. But also in ensuring that you stop to help those read more
The beauty of success lies not solely in your happiness. But also in ensuring that you stop to help those along your life's path become champions in their lives.
Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age.
Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age.
He who avoids complaint invites happiness.
He who avoids complaint invites happiness.
Happiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are guarded by dragons: we must fight in order to read more
Happiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are guarded by dragons: we must fight in order to conquer it.
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
