“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds…” I ran across this Emerson quote in the ’90s, not in a text or class lecture, but as a significant line in the romantic comedy Next Stop Wonderland. 🙂 Other inspirational Ralph Waldo...
“Ask yourself whether you are happy and you cease to be so.” This quote from John Stuart Mill can be found from in Autobiography. Below are more quotes by John Stuart Mill, including a larger excerpt that contains the above quote. Quotes from John Stuart...
“The only joy in the world is to begin. It is good to be alive because living is beginning, always, every moment. When this sensation is lacking—as when one is in prison, or ill, or stupid, or when living has become a habit—one might as well be dead.”...
“Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.” I’ve read conflicting reports online on where this quote really comes from. I see it most often attributed to...
“There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.” This quote comes from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Below are more inspirational Shakespeare quotes. “This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou...
“I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it.” The above quote by Groucho Marx can be found in...
Javy Wong Galindo, M.A., M.Eng. is a college professor of philosophy, humanities, and psychology in Northern California. He is a popular instructor at John F. Kennedy University and De Anza College, located in the heart of Silicon Valley. This former electrical engineer and performing arts instructor is now most well-known for his engaging college courses and public talks. He is the author of The Power of Thinking Differently (2010) and Authentic Happiness in Seven Emails (2014). Learn more about Javy at www.JavyGalindo.com.
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