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By happiness I mean here a deep sense of flourishing that arises from an exceptionally healthy mind. This is not a mere…
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Authentic happiness is not linked to an activity; it is a state of being, a profound emotional balance struck by a subtle…
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The basic root of happiness lies in our minds; outer circumstances are nothing more than adverse or favourable.
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Knowledge does not mean mastering a great quantity of different information, but understanding the nature of mind. This knowledge can penetrate each…
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Happiness is the main object of our aspirations, whatever name we give to it: fulfilment, deep satisfaction, serenity, accomplishment, wisdom, fortune, joy…
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What counts is not the enormity of the task, but the size of the courage.
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Nothing goes right on the outside when nothing is going right on the inside.
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When the mind is full of memories and preoccupied by the future, it misses the freshness of the present moment. In this…
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Envy and jealousy stem from the fundamental inability to rejoice at someone else's happiness or success
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Children, old people, vagabonds laugh easily and heartily: they have nothing to lose and hope for little. In renunciation lies a delicious…
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By breaking down our sense of self-importance, all we lose is a parasite that has long infected our minds. What we gain…
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Humility does not mean believing oneself to be inferior, but to be freed from self-importance. It is a state of natural simplicity…
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How can we preserve our aspirations and at the same time develop the toughness of mind and spirit to face the fact…
— John Nance Garner
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Since God often sends us inspirations by means of His angels, we should frequently return our aspirations to him by means of…
— Saint Francis de Sales
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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
— Samuel Johnson
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Happiness is the main object of our aspirations, whatever name we give to it: fulfilment, deep satisfaction, serenity, accomplishment, wisdom, fortune, joy…
— Matthieu Ricard
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The highest principles for our aspirations and judgments are given to us in the Jewish-Christian religious tradition.
— Albert Einstein
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The Heavens are as deep as our aspirations are high.
— Henry David Thoreau
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One of the most important responsibilities of leaders in any setting - including business organisations - is to tell us our own…
— Hugh Mackay
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We develop our beautiful planet in such a way that we brush aside the species... we risk creating a wasteland, where our…
— Queen Noor of Jordan
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Heroes are necessary in order to enable the citizens to find their own ideals, courage and wisdom in the society. The hero…
— Rollo May
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It is a very high goal which, with our weak powers, we can reach only very inadequately, but which gives a sure…
— Albert Einstein
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The ductless glands secrete among other things our moods, our aspirations, our philosophy of life.
— Aldous Huxley
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[Seeds Are Small.] Becoming a force of nature doesn't mean that all of our aspirations must be "grand." First steps are often…
— Peter Senge
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