#happiness

..it is a fact that money exhilarates people, it puts them in hysterias of good cheer, they suddenly care about you and want the best for you. ↗

— E. L. Doctrow

#money-happiness #money-talks #money

Why are...poor people more ready to share their goods than rich people? The answer is easy: The poor have little to lose; the rich have more to lose and they are more attached to their possessions. Poverty provides a deeper motivation for understanding your neighbors, welcoming others and attending to those who are suffering. I would go so far as to say that poverty helps you understand what happiness is, what serenity is in life. ↗

— Piero Gheddo

#attention #christianity #compassion #empathy #giving

He finds it extraordinary that on some mornings, just after he has woken up, as he bends down to tie his shoes, he is flooded with a happiness so intense, a happiness so naturally and harmoniously at one with the world, that he can feel himself alive in the present, a present that surrounds him and permeates him, that breaks through him with the sudden, overwhelming knowledge that he is alive. And the happiness he discovers in himself at that moment is extraordinary. ↗

— Paul Auster

#extraordinary #happiness #nature

Be like the flower, content with its nature. ↗

— Seth D.

#contentment #desire #happiness #identity #living

-Quieres ser feliz -dijo Nandita-. Es lo que quiere todo el mundo. Solo que no sabes qué cosa te hará feliz. -¿Y eso es raro? -La felicidad es lo más natural del mundo cuando la tienes, y cuando no, es lo más lento, extraño e imposible. Es como aprender un idioma extranjero: puedes pensar en todas las palabras, pero no podrás hablar hasta que te armes de valor y las digas en voz alta. -¿Y si las dices mal? -Pues entonces simplemente le habrás pedido al camarero un tazón de elefantes de biblioteca... ↗

— Dan Wells

#life #nature

There are two ways to ruin any chances of leading a happy life. The first is to chase a goal twenty-four hours a day, day after day, and gladly give up all the little laughs and joys that life has to offer in exchange for that ever-elusive moment of jubilation. The second way is far worse, in that it NEVER fails. You know what it is, Sam? Falling in love with someone who chases a goal twenty four hours a day. ↗

— Ali Sheikh

#happiness #love #relationships #love

The true measure of a man is how he treats you when others are not looking. ↗

— Alessandra Torre

#love #marriage #relationships #relationships-love #respecting-others

The relationship you take for granted is the one that needs the greatest work. ↗

— George Alexiou

#integrity #joy #kindness #love #relationships

No,' said Gould, with an unusual and convincing gravity; 'I do not believe that being perfectly good in all respects would make a man merry.' 'Well,' said Michael quietly, 'will you tell me one thing? Which of us has ever tried it? ↗

— G.K. Chesterton

#happiness #purity #righteous #respect

If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of The Elements of Style. The first greatest, of course, is to shoot them now, while they’re happy. ↗

— Dorothy Parker

#authors #elements-of-style #favors #grammar #happiness