"Happiness, true happiness, is an inner quality. It is a state of mind. If your mind is at peace, you are happy. If your mind is at peace, but you have nothing else, you can be happy. If you have everything the world can give - pleasure, possessions, power - but lack peace of mind, you can never be happy."

-- Dada Vaswani

#Uplifting Quotes #Giving Quotes #Mind Quotes

“I really loved what the guys were doing more than anything, how high they jumped, how effortless it was.”
“But Italy can only have any real influence on world affairs if it carries weight in Europe.”
“We must work to ensure that the Nevada Cancer Institute continues to receive the dollars necessary to make it a vibrant source of research and clinical assistance for cancer victims throughout the state of Nevada and the nation.”
“The Rosary is a powerful weapon to put the demons to flight and to keep oneself from sinâ€¦If you desire peace in your hearts, in your homes, and in your country, assemble each evening to recite the Rosary. Let not even one day pass without saying it, no matter how burdened you may be with many cares and labors.”
“A kiss is the prize?â€™ he asked sadly. â€˜Even more than giving me the rest of you? It should be the other way round, Princess. In the real world, it's called courting. You let a lad kiss you and then you offer him more.â€™ â€˜Let me tell you something, Olivier,â€™ she said with tears of sorrow in her eyes, â€˜this is my real world.”
“Healthcare for trans women is a necessity. It is not elective. It is not cosmetic. It is life saving.”
“What important truth do very few people agree with you on?”
“Before my encounter with Thomist philosophy through Maritain, I had almost reached the same conclusions through the logical development of my work, intuition and thought, but what a great sense of joy I felt upon discovering, in Maritain, the confirmation of certain thought patterns, certain ways of clarifying these to myself and to others”

Source : "The Life of a Painter: The Autobiography of Gino Severini". Book by Gino Severini, 1995.

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