“Happiness is understanding that friendship is more precious than mere things, more precious than getting your own way, more precious than being in situations where true principles are not at stake.”
J. Donald Walters
“Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you”
Nathaniel Hawthorne
“Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight, For I never saw true beauty till this night”
William Shakespeare
“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.”
Lewis B. Smedes
“Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing. Use the pain as fuel, as a reminder of your strength.”
August Wilson
“A true friend does not take over and a true friend never tells you to lead you do it together.”
Ronnie Haik