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If you could literally just sit for thirty minutes and be happy, you are successful.
— Naval RavikantHappiness and Peace of MindThe minute you get out of yourself, your suffering ends. Appreciate exactly what you have.
Happiness and Peace of MindFear and anger mess up people. Gratitude is the antidote for both of them.
Happiness and Peace of MindA happy person wants ten thousand things. A sick person wants one thing. It is fine to have desires, but focus on just a few important ones and do not let them cloud your peace. Sometimes watching a sunset is all you need.
Happiness and Peace of MindThe times when I am most irritable and easily annoyed by people are the times I am least satisfied with myself. When I am at peace with myself, it is almost impossible for people to get on my nerves.
Happiness and Peace of MindYou are offended when you fear that it might be true.
— Naval RavikantHappiness and Peace of MindThe happier you are, the less you need other people to know about it.
Happiness and Peace of MindThe more seriously you take yourself, the unhappier you are going to be.
— Naval RavikantHappiness and Peace of MindLife gets better once you stop overthinking what people think about you, and realize they rarely think about you at all.
Happiness and Peace of MindThe mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.
— John MiltonHappiness and Peace of MindThe ultimate flex is being happy.
Happiness and Peace of MindYou can never get enough of what you do not need, because what you do not need will not satisfy you.
— Dallin H. OaksHappiness and Peace of MindNothing is enough for the man for whom enough is too little.
— EpicurusHappiness and Peace of MindNot wanting something is as good as having it.
Happiness and Peace of MindPeople who appreciate good health best used to be sick. People who appreciate wealth best used to be poor. People who appreciate peace of mind best used to be anxious. People who appreciate life best used to be struggling.
Happiness and Peace of MindThe law of familiarity: no matter how good something is, if you are around it long enough you begin to take it for granted. That is why there is opposition in all things, to help us cherish the good.
Happiness and Peace of MindThe measure of wisdom is how calm you are when facing any given situation.
— Naval RavikantHappiness and Peace of MindBuddha was asked what he gained from meditation. He replied, nothing. But let me tell you what I lost: anger, anxiety, depression, insecurity, and the fear of old age and death.
Happiness and Peace of MindWorship through pain is a gift I can give to God only on this side of eternity.
Adversity, Courage, and SufferingDo not pray for an easy life, but for the strength to endure a difficult one. To experience suffering is one of the greatest expressions of God's love. It brings us closer to Christ.
— Father StuAdversity, Courage, and SufferingGive it up. Surrender your will to Him unconditionally. Trust Him who knows all things, who has all power, whose love for you is perfect. Trust that He will make of you immeasurably more than you will ever make of yourself. He will create of you a masterpiece. You will create only a smudge. He will create a God.
Adversity, Courage, and SufferingNo man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity, for he is not permitted to prove himself.
— SenecaAdversity, Courage, and SufferingOne day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as most beautiful.
— Sigmund FreudAdversity, Courage, and SufferingThrough hardships to the stars. Our hardships take us to the stars.
— Per aspera ad astraAdversity, Courage, and SufferingSweeter after difficulty. We taste the bitter that we may prize the good.
— Dulcius ex asperisAdversity, Courage, and Suffering