Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth, We are happy when we are growing.
William Butler YeatsRead
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Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth, We are happy when we are growing.
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
To be truly happy and contented, you must let go of what it means to be happy or content.
Anyone can live contentedly in circumstances of ease and comfort, health and well-being gratification and felicity; but to remain happy and contented in the face of difficulty, hardship and the onslaught of disease and sickness-this is an indication of nobility.
Money is a needful and precious thing, and when well used, a noble thing, but I never want you to think it is the first or only prize to strive for. I'd rather see you poor men's wives, if you were happy, beloved, contented, than queens on thrones, without self-respect and peace.
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