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We are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it is possessed by others, to keep alive the hope of obtaining it for himself. Happiness and love are just a choice away. There is something curiously boring about somebody elses happiness. A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love her. The great essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for. Happiness is good health and a good memory. When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us. The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves. If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody. There is something curiously boring about somebody elses happiness. We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about
The difference between doers and dreamers is that the latter wait for the mood before taking action while the former create the mood by acting. The way to be safe is never to be secure. What lies before us and what lies beyond us is tiny compared to what lies within us. Men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better off than those who try to do nothing and succeed. I do not seek. I find. It is never too late to be what you might have been. Begin to be now what you will be hereafter. Have no fear of perfection you will never reach it. Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing is so futile. Your self-beliefs either support or undermine you. Energy and persistence conquer all things. Change and growth take place when a person has risked himself, and dares to become involved in experimenting with his own life. What lies before us and what lies beyond us is tiny compared to what lies within us. When one door closes another opens. Expect that new door to reveal even greater wonders and glories and surprises. Feel yourself grow with every experience. And look for the reason for it
