The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.

The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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It is better to travel well than to arrive.

Buddha

Righteousness exalts a nation. Hate just makes people miserable.

The world has the habit of making room for the man whose words and actions show that he knows where he is going.

When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.

One must realize that all who have accumulated great fortunes first did a certain amount of dreaming, hoping, wishing, desiring, and planning before they acquired money.

We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.

It is better to travel well than to arrive.

Buddha

Righteousness exalts a nation. Hate just makes people miserable.

The world has the habit of making room for the man whose words and actions show that he knows where he is going.

When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.

One must realize that all who have accumulated great fortunes first did a certain amount of dreaming, hoping, wishing, desiring, and planning before they acquired money.

We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.