December

28

But what is happiness…

But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads? Albert Camus

December

26

Experience teaches only the teachable

Experience teaches only the teachable. Aldous Huxley

December

16

Some cause happiness wherever they go…

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go. Oscar Wilde

November

28

Anything you’re good at contributes to happiness

Anything you’re good at contributes to happiness. Bertrand Russell

November

26

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes. Oscar Wilde

November

16

Satisfaction of one’s curiosity

Satisfaction of one’s curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life. Linus Pauling    

October

26

Experience is a good school….

Experience is a good school. But the fees are high. Heinrich Heine

October

26

A mind that is stretched…

A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions. Oliver Wendell Holmes

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October

16

People let their own hang-ups become the obstacles….

People let their own hang-ups become the obstacles between them and personal happiness. Lucinda Williams  

October

16

Money can’t buy happiness

Money can’t buy happiness, but it can make you awfully comfortable while you’re being miserable. Clare Boothe Luce  

October

3

Good judgment comes from experience

Good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment. Fred Brooks

September

28

A sure way to lose happiness

A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the expense of everything else. Bette Davis

September

16

It is not how much we have…

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness. Charles Spurgeon  

September

6

Few people even scratch the surface, much less exhaust the contemplation of their own experience

Few people even scratch the surface, much less exhaust the contemplation of their own experience. Randolph Bourne

September

6

Any change, even a change for the better…

Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts. Arnold Bennett

August

16

It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves

It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere. Agnes Repplier  

August

10

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy…

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another. Anatole France

July

18

Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness.

Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness. Don Marquis  

July

17

Happiness doesn’t depend on any external conditions….

Happiness doesn’t depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude. Dale Carnegie  

July

1

All change is not growth

All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward. Ellen Glasgow

June

30

I had rather do and not promise

“I had rather do and not promise than promise and not do.” Arthur Warwick

June

26

Once you begin

“Develop a compulsion to closure. Once you begin, refuse to stop before completion.” Brian Tracy

June

23

Pressure, tension and discipline

“You will never be the person you can be if pressure, tension and discipline are taken out of your life.” James G. Bilkey

March

18

Our misery or unhappiness is determined by…

“I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition.” Martha Washington

March

18

Plenty of people miss their share of happiness….Why?

“Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn’t stop to enjoy it.” William Feather