"But what is happiness? If we consider what the function of man is, we find that happiness is a virtuous activity of the soul."

-- Aristotle

#Men Quotes #Soul Quotes #What Is Happiness Quotes

“I don't always want to read serious fiction. But when I read fiction that's not serious, I don't want to read brain candy. Entertain me, for God's sake.”
“Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes made of ticky-tacky, Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes all the same.”

Source : "Little Boxes" (song) (1962)
“Yes, romance has found it's way into my heart in the past”
“I kind of like the challenge of jumping into totally different spaces and styles and figuring out how to fit in.”
“We need not be intimidated by the wine snob because we know that, in the last analysis, he is only putting on a front. He may know more than we do, but how little he knows in comparison with what there is to know Wine, a hobby as fascinating and as human as one can find. One of the most fascinating aspects of the wine-hobby is the extent to which you learn all the time”
“My friends, history, history calls us to this time and to this place. A solemn choice rests with us - where do we go from here? Do we move slowly and incrementally? Or do we seize the challenge of our time and tackle the great issues of our day.”
“Each new season grows from the leftovers from the past. That is the essence of change, and change is the basic law.”
“Heir to your own karma doesn't mean 'You get what you deserve.' I think it means 'You get what you get.' Bad things happen to good people. My happiness depending on my action means, to me, that it depends on my action of choosing compassion--for myself as well as for everyone else--rather than contention. [p.61]”

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