Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose.

Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose.

There is no shame in finding someone else to be attractive, or good company. Even if they don't like you, read more

There is no shame in finding someone else to be attractive, or good company. Even if they don't like you, there is still no shame. If you happen to be fond of someone, and they're not fond of you, it's OK.. You don't have to wait and see if they'll love you back. You can announce it.. Joy in life comes from expressing ourselves, in taking risks and jumping in. Everyone is not going to like you. But you can like who you like.

Abundance is not something we
acquire. It is something we tune into.

Abundance is not something we
acquire. It is something we tune into.

Wars can be prevented just as surely as they can be provoked, and we
who fail to prevent them must read more

Wars can be prevented just as surely as they can be provoked, and we
who fail to prevent them must share in the guilt for the dead.

I've always been a sucker for attention.

I've always been a sucker for attention.

The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.

The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.

Thinking is more stinking than drinking, but to feel is
for real.

Thinking is more stinking than drinking, but to feel is
for real.

All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer. - Gnomologia, 1732.

All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer. - Gnomologia, 1732.

I am not belittling the brave pioneer men but the sunbonnet as well as the sombrero has helped to settle read more

I am not belittling the brave pioneer men but the sunbonnet as well as the sombrero has helped to settle this glorious land of ours.