quotes about happiness and love

May the sun in his course visit no land more free, more happy, more lovely, than this our own country! ~Daniel Webster



Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold. ~Leo Tolstoy



Men fear Death, as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other. ~Francis Bacon, Essays



Of all debts, men are least willing to pay their taxes; what a satire this is on government. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson



There are moments when art attains almost to the dignity of manual labor. ~Oscar Wilde



If I despised myself, it would be no compensation if everyone saluted me, and if I respect myself, it does not trouble me if others hold me lightly. ~Max Nordau



Although there are many trial marriages... there is no such thing as a trial child. ~Gail Sheehy



The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse. ~Edward Koch



In general, mankind, since the improvement in cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires. ~Benjamin Franklin



It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach. ~Franklin Delano Roosevelt



A teacher should have maximal authority, and minimal power. ~Thomas Szaz



I doubt that the imagination can be suppressed. If you truly eradicated it in a child, he would grow up to be an eggplant. ~Ursula K. Le Guin, The Language of the Night



The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. ~Alvin Toffler



Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. ~Albert Einstein



During my second year of nursing school our professor gave us a quiz. I breezed through the questions until I read the last one: "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?" Surely this was a joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times, but how would I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Before the class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our grade. "Absolutely," the professor said. "In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say hello." I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy. ~Joann C. Jones



In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it 'Christmas' and went to church; the Jews called it 'Hanukkah' and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank. People passing each other on the street would say 'Merry Christmas!' or 'Happy Hanukkah!' or (to the atheists) 'Look out for the wall!' ~Dave Barry, "Christmas Shopping: A Survivor's Guide"



In America you can buy bucket-sized cups of coffee in any flavour you like other than coffee-flavour. ~Author Unknown



Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains. ~Eric Hoffer



Smiling is my favorite exercise. ~Author Unknown



Nurses are patient people. ~Author Unknown