“There was once in man a true happiness of which there now remain to him only the mark and empty trace, which he in vain tries to fill from all his surroundings, seeking from things absent the help he does not obtain in things present.” MenTryingDoeHelpingHappinessHuman NatureEmptyMarkSeekingVainSurroundingsAbsentTrue Happiness Author:Blaise Pascal
“The promises of this world are, for the most part, vain phantoms; and to confide in one's self, and become something of worth and value is the best and safest course.” WorldSelfHappinessSuccessValuesCoursesHopeThis WorldPromiseSelf WorthVainPhantomsAnorexiaEating Disorder Author:Michelangelo