The recent years of the Grant Study have shown that our lives when we are old are the sum of all of our loves. — 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
