If we spend the time we waste in sighing for the perfect golden fruit in fulfilling the conditions of its growth, happiness will come, must come. It is guaranteed in the very laws of the universe. If it involves some chastening and renunciation, well, the fruit will be all the sweeter for this touch of holiness.
More from Helen Keller
It all comes to this: the simplest way to be happy is to do good.
Permalink to quote #45 Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
Permalink to quote #47 A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.
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