Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it. Jacques PrÈvert
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust
"Take away the complaint 'I have been harmed,' and the harm is taken away." Marcus Aurelius
Learn to smile, get the habit of it; learn to sing, make it also a habit; and you will be surprised how much brighter it makes the world, not only to others, but to yourself! The smile and the song lessen the burdens and light up the way. Anon. From The Value of Happiness, p. 71.
How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something, but to be someone. Coco Chanel
"The hardest habit of all to break is the terrible habit of happiness." Theodosia Garrison
"No man may indeed become wise before he has had his share of winters in this world's kingdom." "The Wanderer"
"Between stimulus and response is a space. In this space lies our freedom to choose our response. In these choices lie our growth and our happiness."
as quoted in Steven Covey's "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People"
Happiness is like a butterfly, which, when you pursue it is always beyond your grasp, but, which, when you sit down may alight upon you. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Self-pity in its early stages is a snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable. Maya Angelou
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