The happy man is not he who seems thus to others, but who seems thus to himself.
Publilius Syrus
If all our happiness is bound up entirely in our personal circumstances it is difficult not to demand of life more than it has to give. Bertrand Russell
Man needs, for his happiness, not only the enjoyment of this or that, but hope and enterprise and change. Bertrand Russell
A string of excited, fugitive, miscellaneous pleasures is not happiness; happiness resides in imaginative reflection and judgment, when the picture of one's life, or of human life, as it truly has been or is, satisfies the will, and is gladly accepted. George Santayana
One is never more on trial than in the moment of excessive good fortune. Lew Wallace
And from the discontent of one man The world's best progress springs.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants.
J. Brotherton
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. Buddha
One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Beauty, more than bitterness Makes the heart break. Sara Teasdale
It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.
Agnes Repplier
Every man has a rainy corner of his life whence comes foul weather which follows him.
Jean Paul Richter
We are never so happy or unhappy as we think. Francois duc la Rochefoucauld
Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.
Francois duc la Rochefoucauld
Humor is the affectionate communication of insight. Leo Rosten
When you look up at the sky, you have a feeling of unity, which delights you and makes you giddy. Hodler, Ferdinand
Make the most of yourself that is all there is to you. Emerson, Ralph Waldo
If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves. You can gain more control over your life by paying closer attention to the little things.
Dickinson, Emily
How we spend our days is of course how we spend our lives. Dillard, Anne
The greater part of happiness or misery depends on our dispositions, not our circumstances.
Martha Washington
Life is not a matter of milestones, but of moments. Rose Kennedy
To be at peace with ourselves we need to know ourselves. Matthews, Caitlin
Adopt the pace of nature. Emerson, Ralph Waldo
If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.
Miller, Henry
A smile is curve that sets everything straight. Anonymous
You can't change the past, and you can ruin a perfectly good present, by worrying about the future. Anonymous
The future you shall know when it has come; before then forget it. Aeschylus
Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. Anonymous
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