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.
Again I resume the long lesson: how small a thing can be pleasing, how little in this hard world it takes to satisfy the mind and bring it to its rest.
Many people think that if they were only in some other place, or had some other job, they would be happy. Well, that is doubtful. So get as much happiness out of what you are doing as you can and don't put off being happy until some future date.
Before you go to bed, write down three 'gratefuls' for the day and three 'did wells' (they can even include something as simple as doing the laundry)-the results can be amazing!
I would rate the fact that I get to be alive a big beautiful 10. Satisfaction with myself - work in progress.
Celebration never need depend on outside circumstances. We need not wait for a special holiday or a formal occasion, nor a sunny and cloudless day. True celebration arises from a joy that is first experienced deep within, and spills over into an overflow of song and dance and laughter, and yes, even tears of gratitude.
It's fun to have money, but the more money I get, the less interesting it becomes. If you don't have very much, you have to think about it. If you are starving, you become interested in food. If you are struggling to pay the bills, money becomes tragically important.
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