The happy phrasing of a compliment is one of the rarest of human gifts, and the happy delivery of it another.
- Topic: compliment, Happiness
- Location: Hawaii, Maui
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.
Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it—and stop there; lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove lid. She will never sit down on a hot stove lid again—and that is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold one any more.
I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.
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There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means—either may do—the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier.
A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.
