“True happiness... is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.”
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To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.
It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal.
What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.
Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
