You cannot do what’s important now for you if your mind cannot accept what is happening in this present moment.

Be courageous, but humble,passionate, but simple,have beliefs, but be flexible.

I was especially perceptive to all things beautiful that morning—raspberries in blue china bowls were enough to make the heart sing.

For the Stoics, then, our judgments about the world are all that we can control, but also all that we need to control in order to be happy; tranquility results from replacing our irrational judgments...

It is difficult to exaggerate the adverse influence of the precepts and practices of religion upon the status and happiness of woman. Owing to the fact that upon women devolves the burden of motherhood, with...

I don’t know what good it is to know so much and be smart as whips and all if it doesn’t make you happy.

No sé, si uno se ríe verdaderamente con ganas, parece como si de pronto se te reacomodaran las vísceras, como si de pronto hubiera razones para el ptimismo, como si todo esto tuviera un sentido....

If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.

Then the musical instruments appeared. Dad’s snare drum from the house, Henry’s guitar from his car, Adam’s spare guitar from my room. Everyone was jamming together, singing songs: Dad’s songs, Adam’s songs, old Clash songs,...

Kahneman’s evidence shows that we suck at remembering and predicting our own well-being. We as a culture still ignore this empirical evidence, recommending to live our lives so as to avoid deathbed regrets. Deathbed regrets...

The world is a peaceful place.We make it hateful by forgetting our grace.

Happiness is not something to be pursued, it is something met, an encounter. Most encounters, however, have a sequel; this is their promise. The encounter with happiness has no sequel. All is there instantly. Happiness...

Obscurity and a competence—that is the life that is best worth living.

Play the game of peace, not the war.Play, not with gun, but with laughter.

But pearls are for tears, the old legend says,” Gilbert had objected.”I’m not afraid of that. And tears can be happy as well as sad. My very happiest moments have been when I had tears...

Persistent smile brings out hollow dimples, and persistent frowns brings out hollow wrinkles.

I would like to invite everyone for the Third World War, but fight the war with love, not with the gun, to win the world peace. We all will be a winner.

Some say ignorance is bliss, I say love is.

There is no such thing as static happiness. Happiness is a mixed thing, a thing compounded of sacrifices, and losses, and betrayals.

Peace is in selfless caringPeace is in true understanding Peace is in undeserved kindnessPeace is in joyful forgiveness Peace is in innocent trustPeace is in becoming justPeace is in a dancing butterfly Peace is in...

we need deep cleansing of our thoughts on and often so that we can recharge our energy for our own health, happiness and purpose

Oh, I envy you!” he cried. “You are still nourished by yesterday’s alms, but yesterday’s happiness no longer nourishes me.

The devil’s happy when the critics run you off.

You don’t have to compete with any one. Seek to outdo your own performance. You will always be happy.

When you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear.

We are the children of this community.We want love, friendship, and unity.We want peace, joy, and compassion.We love this world with great passion.This is our world; this is our sweet home.This world gives us love,...

Happiness is a beautiful feeling. It is a beautiful mind, and a peaceful mind

You more than anyone else dederve to be loved and happy. Do not remain in any relationship that robs you of those two things.

There is no right or wrong.There is no weak or strong.There is only you.There is no poetry or song. There is no short or long.There is only you.There is no beast or beauty.There is no...

How can one explain this trend towards a more colorless and shallow life? Well, the work was easier, if less healthy, and it brought in more money, more leisure, and perhaps more entertainment. A day...

Nature, take my breath with you; renew it with the wild breeze and fill my being up with so much soul, ego learns to fade away.

Making mistakes is important because it makes you wiser.

I have gone into town to buy a few last things we need for the expedition: Peruvian wasp repellent, toothbrushes, canned peaches, and a fireproof canoe. It will take a while to find the peaches,...

Happiness is a drug, and only few know how to take it properly.

Today I will exercise to build the power of my love.

If one only donates what is not of want, one will always have what is not of need.

Don’t be afraid to be who you are, we were created to perfect in our own imperfect way.

In a very romantic moment,I want only love, not a comment.

Outside, she thought that there ought to be a word for it: the air temperature that was perfectly neither hot nor cold. One degree lower, and she might have felt a faint misgiving about not...

Once more I realized to what an extent earthly happiness is made to the measure of man. It is not a rare bird which we must pursue at one moment in heaven, at the next...

Zakath stared at the floor. ‘I suddenly feel very helpless,’ he admitted, ‘and I don’t like the feeling. I’ve been rather effectively dethroned, you know. This morning I was the Emperor of the largest nation...

I am a happy soul.

Let your light shine.

Many of us fight for and boast our freedom of what is ultimately the ability to prove ourselves to other people. It is unfortunate that only a few of us are so free in our...

Learn to be calm and you will always be happy.

If everyone practices the power of their love, there will be happiness and no war.

Cheer up and dry your damp eyes,And tell me when it rains,And I’ll blend up that rainbow above you & shoot it through your veins…’Cause your heart has a lack of color,And we should’ve known...

I’ve learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our disposition and not on our circumstances.

The very essence of life is to love and very essence of love is to be beloved.

If you love yourself, you will be happy because you will always have your own company and attention