“Logical reasoning leads to scientific knowledge, but it can also lead to wisdom — and not only by clarifying first principles and overthrowing false assumptions, but also by perceiving the patterns in our personalities, in the covert qualities of our desires, in the inescapable continuum of our free wills’ pursuit of happiness and even in our supposedly irrational emotions, clearly revealing the beauty of life’s inherent rules and effectively eliminating the illusions we have ironically been relying upon to give us hope in the absence of a more profound perspective.” PhilosophyWisdomHappinessScienceEmotionsLogicFree Will Author:George Hammond
“The switch from a delightful illusion to a still inspiring reality is full of surprises.” PhilosophyHappinessJoyIllusionRealismIdealism Author:George Hammond
“Discipline: not being deterred by a relatively superficial pain while in pursuit of a relatively profound pleasure.” PainHappinessPleasureDisciplinePursuit Of Happiness Author:George Hammond
“Spiritual leaders who require obedience as a prerequisite to granting any religious reward reveal that they fundamentally misunderstand the true source of happiness.” HappinessReligionSpiritualityLeadershipObedience Author:George Hammond
“Civilization is clearly not crucial to human life, as we have mostly been living without it for over a million years now – a few of us even happily at times.” HumorHappinessCivilizationHuman Civilization Author:George Hammond
“Choosing a partner mainly for sex, without having much of a personal relationship, is like playing tiddly-winks instead of chess — because friendship is what provides any relationship with its complexity, substance, subtlety, sustainability and enjoyment.” HappinessGamesSexComplexityPartnershipGames People Play Author:George Hammond
“It is the despair of multitudes that our personal emotions are not subject to our own direct, willful manipulation. Instead, our emotions stubbornly remain at all times just automatic mental reactions to our perceptions. But therein lies the key to success. The quality, quantity and continuity of the emotions we continuously experience can definitely be influenced immensely by shifting those perceptions, and thus our choice of desires, through understanding the universal pursuit of happiness better.” HappinessSelf HelpSelf ImprovementEmotionsControlChanging Your Attitude Author:George Hammond
“Living life well means knowing you can live without it.” LifeHappinessDeathVirtueAfterlife Author:George Hammond
“Social Ethics: how to have fun without hurting yourself or others.” HappinessEthics Author:George Hammond
“Trying hard to become perfect is one of the most effective ways to discover that perfection is an illusion.” HappinessIllusionPerfection Author:George Hammond