As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
Audrey HepburnRead
I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I'd invented it, because it is very true.
Interpretation
Happiness is defined as being in good health and forgetting unpleasant memories.
In this quote, Audrey Hepburn reflects on the simple yet profound concept that happiness consists of two key elements: having good health and the ability to let go of negative experiences or memories. This definition emphasizes the importance of physical well-being and a positive mindset for achieving true happiness in life.
In practice
During a motivational speech aimed at promoting mental health awareness.
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
If I'm honest I have to tell you I still read fairy-tales and I like them best of all.
True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.
On the one hand maybe Iβve remained infantile, while on the other I matured quickly, because at a young age I was very aware of suffering and fear.
This is what you do on your very first day in Paris. You get yourself, not a drizzle, but some honest-to-goodness rain, and you find yourself someone really nice and drive her through the Bois de Boulogne in a taxi. The rain's very important. That's when Paris smells its sweetest. It's the damp chestnut trees.
I speak for those children who cannot speak for themselves, children who have absolutely nothing but their courage and their smiles, their wits and their dreams.
A few weeks after the worst day, I started writing lots of letters. I don't know why, but it was one of the only things that made my boots lighter.
Virtue and Happiness are Mother and Daughter.
It seems to me that I will always be happy in the place where I am not.
To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.
Enjoying life is far superior to being graded on your performance in life.
Happiness is the most important thing in the world, without it, you live a life of depression.
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