What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
~John Lubbock
Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.
~Burton Hills
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
~Addison
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
~John Quincy Adams
Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under differing conditions.
~Mark Twain
The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.
~Albert Einstein
Whatever you can do, or believe you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
~Goethe
The man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest.
~Henry David Thoreau
Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.
~Mark Twain
If you don't believe in magic, then you can't believe in reality.
~Benjamin Disraeli
I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing.
~ Anaias Nin
It's never too late—in fiction or in life—to revise.
~ Nancy Thayer
Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with glory.
~Betty Smith
Never give up on something that you can't go a day without thinking about.
~ Author Unknown
People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.
~ Dalai Lama
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