“Whether I shall be unfortunate depends also on others; whether I shall be unhappy depends only on myself.” DependsUnhappyUnhappinessUnfortunate Author:Ivan Panin
“One good Man may take another's Word, if they so agree, but a whole Nation ought never to trust to any Honesty, but what is built upon Necessity; for unhappy is the People, and their Constitution will be ever precarious, whose Welfare must depend upon the Virtues and Consciences of Ministers and Politicians.” PeopleIfsMenMayWholeNationsVirtueHonestyDependsOughtPoliticianConscienceBuiltConstitutionAgreeUnhappyMinistersWelfareGood ManPrecarious Author:Bernard de Mandeville
“He hazardeth much who depends for his learning on experience. An unhappy master, he that is only made wise by many shipwrecks; a miserable merchant, that is neither rich nor wise till he has been bankrupt. By experience we find out a short way by a long wandering.” WayLongHas BeensMadeRichWiseMastersDependsExperienceUnhappyWanderMiserableMerchantsShipwreck Author:Roger Ascham
“We know that we are happy when our mind is peaceful, and unhappy when it is not. It is therefore clear that our happiness depends upon our having a peaceful mind and not on good external conditions. Even if our external conditions are poor, if we maintain a peaceful mind all the time we shall always be happy.” IfsKnowsMindHappinessTimePoorClearConditionsDependsHappyUnhappyPeacefulPeace Of MindAlways Be HappyPeaceful Mind Book:Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom - Volume 1 Sutra Source: Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom - Volume 1 Sutra
“I do many kinds of work, and if you forbid me from binding books, from gardening, from writing poetry, from practicing walking meditation, from teaching children, I will be very unhappy. To me, work is pleasant. Pleasant or unpleaseant depends on our way of looking.” IfsWayWritingKindChildrenBookMeditationTeachingDependsWalkingUnhappyPleasantGardeningBindingTeaching ChildrenWriting PoetryWalking Meditation Book:Thich Nhat Hanh: Essential Writings Source: Thich Nhat Hanh: Essential Writings