"Happiness is pleasure without regret"

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Leo Tolstoy

#Regret Quotes #Pleasure Quotes

“It's funny: I always imagined when I was a kid that adults had some kind of inner toolbox full of shiny tools: the saw of discernment, the hammer of wisdom, the sandpaper of patience. But then when I grew up I found that life handed you these rusty bent old tools - friendships, prayer, conscience, honesty - and said 'do the best you can with these, they will have to do'. And mostly, against all odds, they do.”

Source : Anne Lamott (2000). “Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith”, p.92, Anchor
“Oh I do believe In all the things you see What comes is better Than what came before”

Source : Song: I Found A Reason, Album: The Covers Record, 2000
“I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.”
“Oh, how precious is time! And how guilty it makes me feel when I think I have trifled away and misimproved it, or neglected to fill up each part of it with duty to the utmost of my ability and capacity”

Source : Jonathan Edwards, David Brainerd (1807). “The Works of President Edwards;: Narrative of conversions. Life and diary of the Rev. David Brainerd. Mr. Brainerd's journal. Mr. Brainerd's remains”, p.277
“A ministry doesn't have to be perfect for God to use and bless it.”
“Forgive me, that I manage badly, Manage badly but live gloriously, That I leave traces of myself in my songs, That I appeared to you in waking dreams.”
“Fallen man is both terrified of vulnerability and committed to maintaining independence.”

Source : Kay Warren (2012). “Choose Joy: Because Happiness Isn't Enough”, p.80, Baker Books
“If there are too many competitors, even if you're the best it's a lot harder to win.”

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