Aging happy and well, instead of sad and sick, is at least under some personal control. We have considerable control over our weight, our exercise, our education, and our abuse of cigarettes and alcohol. With hard work and/or therapy, our… — George Vaillant Copy Share Image
We can laugh from either joy or happiness, but we weep only from grief or joy...Without the pain of farewell, there is no joy… — George Vaillant Copy Share Image
If you want to treat an illness that has no easy cure, first of all, treat them with hope. — George Vaillant Copy Share Image
It is not stress that kills us. It is effective adaptation to stress that allows us to live. — George Vaillant Copy Share Image
Whether we live to a vigorous old age lies not so much in our stars or in our genes but in ourselves. — George Vaillant Copy Share Image
It is all too common for caterpillars to become butterflies and then to maintain that in their youth they had been little butterflies. Maturation… — George Vaillant Copy Share Image
Our lives become the sum of all whom we have loved. It is important not to waste anyone. One task of living out the… — George Vaillant Copy Share Image
Anxiety and depression are the price you pay for a well-lived life. — George Vaillant Copy Share Image
The only thing that really matters in life are your relationships to other people. — George Vaillant Copy Share Image
Our lives are like the talents in the parable of the three stewards. It is something that has been given to us for the… — George Vaillant Copy Share Image
Life ain't easy. Terrible things happen to everyone. You have to keep your sense of humor, give something of yourself to others, make friends… — George Vaillant Copy Share Image
