The path I am trying so hard to follow is in fact the one that God my Father and His Son Jesus Christ want me to pursue. It has brought me deep happiness. less than 1 minute read
My grandmother had six kids - one died as an infant - and she was dirt-poor, and all her kids got an education. And my mom grew up poor. And they both worked so hard and cultivated so much of their own happiness. I wanted to have that like an amulet. Not like armor, but like a magic feather. Like Dumbo’s magic feather. less than 1 minute read
Although one may fail to find happiness in theatrical life, one never wishes to give it up after having once tasted its fruits. less than 1 minute read
Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis for architecture. less than 1 minute read
The applause was so loud and insistent that I had to respond with several encores. I was numb with happiness, when it was over, I knew that this alone must be my life and my world. less than 1 minute read
I find happiness comes from numerous sources in my life. Most often, the happy moments I cherish most are quiet moments with my wife and family back home in Nova Scotia. less than 1 minute read
I’ve done an informal, anecdotal survey about marriage, and I’ve found no evidence that it brings happiness. less than 1 minute read
With respect to the first of these obstacles, it has often been made a matter of grave complaint against Political Economists, that they confine their attention to Wealth, and disregard all consideration of Happiness or Virtue. less than 1 minute read
That which makes people dissatisfied with their condition, is the chimerical idea they form of the happiness of others. less than 1 minute read
We hear of the wealth of nations, of the powers of production, of the demand and supply of markets, and we forget that these words mean no more, if they mean any thing, then the happiness, and the labor, and the necessities of men. less than 1 minute read