Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true. 2.43K
Who knows what true loneliness is – not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it wears a mask. The most miserable outcast hugs some memory or some illusion. 2.05K
If it’s true that our species is alone in the universe, then I’d have to say the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little. 1.61K
Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose. 818
False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared. 868
There is no true love save in suffering, and in this world we have to choose either love, which is suffering, or happiness. Man is the more man – that is, the more divine – the greater his capacity for suffering, or rather, for anguish. 783
Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. 2.47K
Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured. 1K
Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true opportunity to get the most from your talent. 1.86K
Wisdom alone is true ambition’s aim, wisdom is the source of virtue and of fame; obtained with labour, for mankind employed, and then, when most you share it, best enjoyed. 827
Happiness is understanding that friendship is more precious than mere things, more precious than getting your own way, more precious than being in situations where true principles are not at stake. 753
