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“Don't create a plastic image of what it is to be spiritual and try to become it. You won't be capable of it and that will frustrate you. Even if you could do it, if it's not really what you're like, you'll be miserable.”

Ifs Trying Spiritual Like You Capable Intention Miserable Plastic

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Not to be miserable is all some people are capable of.”

People Capable Miserable

Book:The letters of Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu: with some of the letters of her correspondents

Source: The letters of Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu: with some of the letters of her correspondents

“From their teenage years on, children are considerably more capable of causing parents unhappiness than bringing them happiness. That is one reason parents who rely on their children for happiness make both their children and themselves miserable.”

Years Children Reason Parent Capable Miserable Rely Unhappiness Teenage Teenage Years

Author:Dennis Prager

“Happiness is often presented as being very dull but, he thought, lying awake, that is because dull people are sometimes very happy and intelligent people can and do go around making themselves and everyone else miserable. He had never found happiness dull. It always seemed more exciting than any other thing and capable of as great intensity as sorrow to those people who were capable of having it.”

People Sometimes Lying Found Sorrow Capable Exciting Intelligent Miserable Awake Dull Intensity Very Happy Found Happiness

Book:Islands in the stream

Source: Islands in the stream

“Besides, nowadays, almost all capable people are terribly afraid of being ridiculous, and are miserable because of it.”

People Capable Ridiculous Miserable Brothers Karamazov

Author:Fyodor Dostoevsky

“By this time I was no longer very much terrified or very miserable. I had, as it were, passed the limit of terror and despair. I felt now that my life was practically lost, and that persuasion made me capable of daring anything”

Made Lost Felt Limits Despair Capable Terror Miserable Daring Terrified Persuasion

Book:The Island of Doctor Moreau

Source: The Island of Doctor Moreau

“If you want to learn anything, learn trust - nothing else id needed. If you are miserable, nothing else will help - learn trust. If you don't feel any meaning in life and you feel meaningless, nothing will help - learn trust. Trust gives meaning because trust makes you capable of allowing the whole descend upon you.”

Ifs Want Giving Feels Whole Helping Spiritual Needed Capable Miserable Allowing Meaningless Meaning Life

Author:Rajneesh

“A man that is endued with the powers of reason, by which he is capable of knowing, serving, glorifying, and enjoying his Maker, and yet lives without God in the world, is certainly the most despicable and the most miserable animal under the sun.”

Men World Reason Enjoy Animal Sun Knowing Capable Atheist Miserable Serving Makers Without God Despicable

Book:Exposition of the Old and New Testament

Source: Exposition of the Old and New Testament