Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
Jean De La FontaineRead
We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at all.
Interpretation
Finding joy in laughter is essential to experiencing true happiness.
This quote emphasizes the importance of laughter as a precursor to happiness. It suggests that we should embrace humor and joy in our lives, as these moments of light-heartedness can be fleeting, and we may miss out on happiness if we don't cherish them while we can.
In practice
In a speech about finding joy in difficult times.
Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
In everything one must consider the end.
Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.
It is good to be charitable; but to whom? That is the point. As to the ungrateful, there is not one who does not at last die miserable.
Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
You are without needs. There is nothing that you need in order to be perfectly happy. You only think that there is. Your deepest, most perfect happiness will be found within, and once you find it, nothing exterior to your Self can match it, nor can anything destroy it.
Be happy now. It's a great Western disease that we'll be happy in the future - when we get higher status or that BMW or that promotion or this project finished. Instead, be happy now.
Happiness consists in frequent repetition of pleasure
Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions.
What happiness this is: to fly, skimming over the earth just as we do in our dreams! Life has become a dream. Can this be the meaning of paradise?
Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.
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