“There is something intrinsically wrong about letters. For one thing they are not instantaneous. ... Nor is this the only trouble about letters. They do not arrive often enough. A letter which has been passionately awaited should be immediately supplemented by another one, to counteract the feeling of flatness that comes upon us when the agonizing delights of anticipation have been replaced by the colder flood of fulfilment.” ShouldHas BeensEnoughFeelingsTroubleOne ThingLettersDelightAnticipationFloodReplacedFulfilmentInstantaneousAgonizingFlatness Author:Vita Sackville-West
“Contentment, as it is a short road and pleasant, has great delight and little trouble.” LittlesTroubleDelightPleasantContentment Book:Enchiridion Source: Enchiridion
“Full of troubles, the mind is still the only Garden of Delight.” MindStillsTroubleGardenDelight Author:Mason Cooley
“The trouble with us is that we expect too much from the great happenings, the unusual things, and we overlook the common flowers on the path of life, from which we might abstract sweets, comforts, delights.” MightCommonPathToo MuchTroubleSweetFlowerComfortHappeningsDelightAbstractUnusualUnusual Things Author:Orison Swett Marden