"It is not stress that kills us. It……" — George Vaillant
"It is not stress that kills us. It is effective adaptation to stress that allows us to live."
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George Vaillant
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13 Quotes by George Vaillant
George Vaillant has 13 quotes on this site.
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Our lives become the sum of all whom we have loved. It is important not to waste anyone. One task…
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The only thing that really matters in life are your relationships to other people.
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It is all too common for caterpillars to become butterflies and then to maintain that in their youth they had…
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It's very hard, for most of us to tolerate being loved.
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Life ain't easy. Terrible things happen to everyone. You have to keep your sense of humor, give something of yourself…
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The seventy-five years and twenty million dollars expended on the Grant Study points to a straightforward five-word conclusion: Happiness is…
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If you want to treat an illness that has no easy cure, first of all, treat them with hope.
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Joy is connection… The more areas in your life you can make connection, the better,
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Happiness is only the cart; love is the horse
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Aging happy and well, instead of sad and sick, is at least under some personal control. We have considerable control…
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Our lives are like the talents in the parable of the three stewards. It is something that has been given…
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We can laugh from either joy or happiness, but we weep only from grief or joy...Without the pain of farewell,…
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Remember that in every single case in history the process of adaptation has been one of exceeding slowness. Do not…
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Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple…
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Monet's garden must be included with his works, because he combined the magic of an adaptation of nature with the…
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Softness triumphs over hardness, feebleness over strength. What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immoveable. This…
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During periods of discontinuous, abrupt change, the essence of adaptation involves a keen sensitivity to what should be abandoned -…
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