Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself.
There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
- Topic: Happiness
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More Quotes from Kahlil Gibran
For you can only be free when even the desire of seeking freedom becomes a harness to you.
A thief is a man in need. A liar is a man in fear.
A man's true wealth is the good he does in the world.
No man can reveal to you aught but that which already lies half asleep in the dawning of your knowledge.
Between what is said and not meant, and what is meant and not said, most of love is lost.
Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.
When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.
More on Happiness
Nowadays the world is becoming increasingly materialistic, and mankind is reaching toward the very zenith of external progress, driven by an insatiable desire for power and vast possessions. Yet by this vain striving for perfection in a world where everything is relative, they wander even further away from inward peace and happiness of the mind.
What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience?
I am a true laborer: I earn that I eat, get that I wear, owe no man hate, envy no man’s happiness, glad of other men’s good, content with my harm.
We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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.
Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits.
