No matter how dull, or how mean, or how wise a man is, he feels that happiness is his indisputable right. 821
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. 2.48K
Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties. 794
Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. 827
So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good. 887
Once I knew only darkness and stillness… my life was without past or future… but a little word from the fingers of another fell into my hand that clutched at emptiness, and my heart leaped to the rapture of living. 821
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart. 1.05K
Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world. 2.36K
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. 820
Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight. 2.72K
