Words for My Soul

“My happiness derives from knowing the people I love are happy.” ~Holly Ketchel

“People need your love the most when they deserve it the least.” ~John Harrigan

“In order to have great happiness, you have to know great pain and unhappiness – otherwise how would you know when you’re happy?” ~Leslie Caron

“We all want to be happy, and we’re all going to die. You might say those are the only two unchallengably true facts that apply to every human being on the planet.” ~William Boyd

“They say that a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: Someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.” ~Tom Bodett

“Happiness is a conscious choice, not an automatic response.” ~Mildred Barthel

“Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.” ~Guillaume Apollionaire

“Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.” ~Calvin Coolidge

“It is truly said: It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide what to do.” ~Chow Ching

“Strength, instead of being the lusty child of passion, grows by grappling with and subduing them.” ~Sir James M. Barrie