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Care what other people think, and you will always be their prisoner. Lao Tzu

Care what other people think?

The desire to be liked can become a form of captivity.

Self-sufficiency is the greatest of all wealth. Epicurus

Self-sufficiency

Neediness can make even abundance feel scarce.

Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them. Charles de Montesquieu

Happiness is not the absence of problems

Problems are not always the opposite of happiness.

Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like violin. John Lubbock

Happiness is a thing to be practiced

Happiness may be less like luck and more like craftsmanship.

Less texting, more hugging. Hugs make you happy. Science says so. Mom says so. Scientific moms say so. Eric Barker, Barking up the wrong tree

Less texting, more hugging

We are more connected than ever and often lonelier than ever.

Happiness is achieved when you stop waiting for your life to begin and start making the most of the moment you are in. Germany Kent

Happiness is achieved when you stop waiting for your life to begin

Someday can quietly consume an entire lifetime.

"If you want to live a happy life tie it to a goal not to people or things. Albert Einstein

If you want to live a happy life

The wrong anchor can turn calm waters into rough seas.

He is the happiest, be he king or peasant, who find peace in his home. Johan Wolfgang von Goethe

He is the happiest

Some forms of wealth cannot be seen from the outside

“Attaining lasting happiness requires that we enjoy the journey on our way towards a destination we deem valuable. Happiness is not about making it to the peak of the mountain nor is it about climbing aimlessly around the mountain; happiness is the experience of climbing toward the peak.” – Tal Ben-Shahar

Attaining lasting happiness

The destination is not the only place meaning can be found.

Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you. Frank Lloyd Wright

Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature

We spend surprisingly little time with something that gives us so much.