If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else.

How would your life be different if...You walked away from gossip and verbal defamation? Let today be the day...You speak only the good you know of other people and encourage others to do the same. read more

• Thought How Life Different Walked Away from Gossip Verbal Defamation Let Today Day Speak Good People Encourage Others Do Same

You have to come to your closed doors before you get to your open doors... What if you knew you had to go through 32 closed doors before you got to your open door? Well, then you"d come to closed door number eight and you"d think, "Great, I got another one out of the way"... Keep moving forward. read more

• Thought Come Closed Doors Before Get Open What Knew Had Go Got Door Well Number Eight Think Great Another Way Keep Moving Forward

All we can do is to make the best of our friends: love and cherish what is good in them, and keep out of the way of what is bad: but no more think of rejecting them for it than of throwing away a piece of music for a flat passage or two. read more

• Thought Do Best Our Friends Love Cherish What Good Them Keep Way Bad More Think Rejecting for Throwing Away Piece Music Flat Passage Two

The fire is the main comfort of the camp, whether in summer or winter. read more

• Thought Fire Main Comfort Camp Whether Summer Winter

As long as you are not aware of the continual law of Die and Be Again, you are merely a vague guest on a dark Earth. read more

• Thought Long Aware Continual Law Die Again Merely Vague Guest Dark Earth

A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. read more

• Thought Thorn Defends Rose Harming Those Steal Blossom

Of all the stratagems, to know when to quit is the best. read more

• Thought Stratagems Quit Best

If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. read more

• Thought Play Decide Upon Three Things Start Rules Game Stakes Quitting Time

The old are the precious gem in the center of the household. read more

• Thought Old Precious Gem Center Household

Heaven has a road, but no one travels it; Hell has no gate but men will dig to get there. read more

• Thought Heaven Road Travels Hell Gate Men Dig Get