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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.
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
Happiness is often the result of being too busy to be miserable.
Happiness is often the result of being too busy to be miserable.
Happiness is not in our circumstance but in ourselves. It is not something we see, like a rainbow, or feel, read more
Happiness is not in our circumstance but in ourselves. It is not something we see, like a rainbow, or feel, like the heat of a fire. Happiness is something we are
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
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.
What can be happier than for a man, conscious of virtuous acts,
and content with liberty, to despise all read more
What can be happier than for a man, conscious of virtuous acts,
and content with liberty, to despise all human affairs?
[Lat., Quid enim est melius quam memoria recte factorum, et
libertate contentum negligere humana?]
Each moment of a happy lover's hour is worth an age of dull and common life
Each moment of a happy lover's hour is worth an age of dull and common life
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.
