Happiness , a photo by Marlon Max on Flickr. Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure Nor this thing nor that, But simply growth. We are happy When we are growing W. B. Yeats
Beautiful Amsterdam in the winter , a photo by B℮n on Flickr. “Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won. It exists.. it is real.. it is possible.. it's yours.” ― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
Elena yawning , a photo by Tambako the Jaguar on Flickr. Hold tight dear one. “Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles.” ― Charles Chaplin
"At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from
another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of
those
who have lighted the flame within us." ~Albert Schweitzer
The world turned upside down on this magic winter day , a photo by B℮n on Flickr. “If I were to let my life be taken over by what is urgent, I might never get around to what is essential.” - Henry Newman