The expectation of happiness creates a lot of unhappiness.
Just because something has been a lot of work or consumed a lot of time doesn't make it productive or worthwhile.
If you don't have time, the truth is, you don't have priorities. Think harder; don't work harder.
What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.
It isn't enough to think outside the box. Thinking is passive. Get used to acting outside the box.
But you are the average of the five people you associate with most, so do not underestimate the effects of your pessimistic, unambitious, or disorganized friends. If someone isn't making you stronger, they're making you weaker.
Are you better off than you were one year ago, one month ago, or one week ago? If not, things will not improve by themselves.
Archaeological materials are not mute. They speak their own language. And they need to be used for the great source they are to help unravel the spirituality of those of our ancestors who predate the Indo-Europeans by many thousands of years.
Most men's conscience, habits, and opinions are borrowed from convention and gather continually comforting assurances from the same social consensus that originally suggested them.
A friend who understands your tears is much more valuable than a lot of friends who only know your smile.
Where there is no property there is no injustice.