Bed Quote by William James

“The more of the details of our daily life we can hand over to the effortless custody of automatism, the more our higher powers…

— Mason Currey

There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.

— William James

No one is more miserable than the person who wills everything and can do nothing.

— Claudius

“It is useless to try to make peace with ourselves by being pleased with everything we have done. In order to settle down in…

— Thomas Merton

What is more miserable than discontent?

— William Shakespeare

In the conduct of life we make use of deliberation to justify ourselves in doing what we want to do.

— W. Somerset Maugham

“When the flames are completely extinguished, craving is replaced by a state of perfect contentment and serenity, known as nirvana (the literal meaning of…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“In consequence, when the pleasures have been removed which busy people derive from their actual activities, the mind cannot endure the house, the solitude,…

— Seneca

As soon as we identify ourselves with the work we do, we feel miserable; but if we do not identify ourselves with it, we…

— Swami Vivekananda

When we make decisions, about eating or anything else, with an attitude of kindness and acceptance toward ourselves, with awareness of what is involved…

— Cheri Huber

The contemplative life is often miserable. One must act more, think less, and not watch oneself live.

— Anonymous

“The great source of both the misery and disorders of human life, seems to arise from over-rating the difference between one permanent situation and…

— Adam Smith