Batch 24

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction of being loved for yourself, or, more correctly, being loved in spite of yourself. - Victor Hugo

Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door. - Dr. Laura Schlessinger

What do we live for if not to make life less difficult for each other? - George Eliot

Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.- Dr. Benjamin Spock

Happiness is essentially a state of going somewhere, wholeheartedly, one-directionally, without regret or reservation. - William H. Sheldon

We must remain as close to the flowers, the grass, and the butterflies as the child is who is not yet so much taller than they are. - Friedrich Nietzsche

We either make ourselves happy or miserable. The amount of work is the same. - Carlos Castaneda

When we are mindful of every nuance of our natural world, we finally get the picture: that we are only given one dazzling moment of life here on Earth, and we must stand before that reality both humbled and elevated, subject to every law of our universe and grateful for our brief but intrinsic participation with it. (From her biography of naturalist Eustace Conway.) - Elizabeth Gilbert

Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow". – Anonymous

The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation. - Corrie Ten Boom

The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost. - G.K. Chesterton

There are years that ask questions, and years that answer. - Zora Neale Hurston

You can find on the outside only what you possess on the inside. - Adolfo Montiel Ballesteros

If a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it. - Edgar Watson Howe

Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fibre of a character, but strengthen it. Every conquered temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before. - James Buckham

Challenge is a dragon with a gift in its mouth... Tame the dragon and the gift is yours. - Noela Evans

The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress. - Joseph Joubert

Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot. - The Hausa Of Nigeria

I gave my life to be the person I am. Was it worth it? - Richard Bach

Wisdom comes alone through suffering. – Aeschylus

The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain. - Kahlil Gibran

Kindly words, sympathizing attentions, watchfulness against wounding men's sensitiveness--these cost very little, but they are priceless in their value. - F.W. Robertson

Believe those who seek the truth; doubt those who find it. - Andre Gide

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. - Jose Addison

Life's most urgent question is: what are you doing for others? - Martin Luther King Jr

To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind. - William Hazlitt

The highest wisdom is loving kindness. - The Talmud