#inspiration

I led the life of so many other so-called respectable people,—that is, in debauchery. And like the majority, while leading the life of a debauche, I was convinced that I was a man of irreproachable morality. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

#family

When I was 5 years old, my mom always told me that hap­pi­ness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down “happy”. They told me I didn’t under­stand the assign­ment and I told them they didn’t under­stand life. ↗

— Julius Caesar

#inspirational #science #humor

When we’re not true to our thoughts and not true to the feelings we have deep inside, we find ourselves unhappy. Be courageous enough to align your life with your feelings, desires, and sense of purpose. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#inspiration #life #purpose #thoughts #courage

Sometimes the greatest thing to come out of all your hard work isn't what you GET for it, but what you BECOME for it. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#inspirational #life #success #experience

What about thinking of happiness as a right instead than as a gift? ↗

— Rossana Condoleo

#giving-advice #happiness #happy #inspiration #inspirational

The only permission, the only validation, and the only opinion that matters in our quest for greatness is our own. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

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When I was young, I used to wish I would fit in… I’m glad I didn’t get my wish. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#growing-up #inspirational #life #young #experience

Stop wasting your time looking for the key to happiness… the door is open and unlocked… just walk through it. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#inspirational #life #wasting-time #experience

There is a distinct feeling of contentment that engulfs your entire being after a day well lived, a battle well fought, and a purpose tirelessly pursued. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#inspirational #life #purpose #success #experience

On the top of Cadair Idris, I felt how happy a man might be with a little money and a sane intellect, and reflected with astonishment and pity on the madness of the multitude. ↗

— Thomas Love Peacock

#inspirational #life-experience #philosophy #experience