"We all want to live a happy life and have a right to do so, whether through work or spiritual practice. I'm subject to destructive emotions like anger and jealousy the same as you, but we all have potential for good too. However, our existing education system is oriented towards material development; neglecting inner values. Consequently we lack a clear awareness of the inner values that are the basis of a happy life."

-- Dalai Lama

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“It is the people who can do nothing who find nothing to do, and the secret to happiness in this world is not only to be useful, but to be forever elevating one's uses.”

Source : Sarah Orne Jewett (1996). “Novels and Stories”
“I think bad politics are incredibly dangerous, so it's important to make sure that people are communicating well. Culture and morale are super important. It's best to not force it, but let it happen organically and genuinely.”
“Architects are pretty much high-class whores. We can turn down projects the way they can turn down some clients, but we've both got to say yes to someone if we want to stay in business.”
“In centering prayer, the sacred word is not the object of the attention but rather the expression of the intention of the will.”
“Words cannot fully express the devastation and horror caused by NTDs. Until now, these diseases have been hidden in the shadows, but working with the Global Network, I am focused on bringing this tragedy to the public eye.”
“You must hand yourself and all your inward experiences, your temptations, your temperament, your frames and feelings, all over into the care of your God, and leave them there. He made you and therefore He understands you, and knows how to manage you, and you must trust Him to do it.”

Source : Hannah Whitall Smith (2009). “The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life”, p.44, Moody Publishers
“Excessive liberty and excessive servitude are equally dangerous, and produce nearly the same effect.”
“Loving your language means a command of its vocabulary beyond the level of the everyday.”

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