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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.
Oh, Mirth and Innocence! Oh, Milk and Water!
Ye happy mixture of more happy days!
Oh, Mirth and Innocence! Oh, Milk and Water!
Ye happy mixture of more happy days!
Some of the greater things in life are unseen; that's why you close your eyes when you kiss, cry, or read more
Some of the greater things in life are unseen; that's why you close your eyes when you kiss, cry, or dream.
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.
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.
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it read more
The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be
It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.
It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.
If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier that other read more
If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier that other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are.
