On the Pursuit of Happiness
Well-being and happiness never appeared to me as an absolute aim. I am even inclined to compare such moral aims to the ambitions of a pig. — Albert Einstein
On Equality
It is not true that equality is a law of nature. Nature has no equality. Its sovereign law is subordination and dependence. — Marquis de Varvenargues
On Equality
Equality…is the result of human organization. We are not born equal. — Hannah Arendt
On Managing Insomnia
If you can’t sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It’s the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep. — Dale Carnegie
Learning Takes Effort
Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence. — Abigail Adams
On Rest and Relaxation
To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level. — Bertrand Russell
On Giving Advice
… advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise…. — J.R.R. Tolkien
On Personal Change
It’s not that some people have willpower and some don’t. It’s that some people are ready to change and others are not. — James Gordon, M.D.