Pleasure can be supported by an illusion, but happiness rests upon truth.
Nicolas Chamfort.
“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.”
“A day without laughter is a day wasted.”
“Public opinion is the worst of all opinions.”
“All that I've learned, I've forgotten. The little that I still know, I've guessed.”
“Every day I add to the list of things I refuse to discuss. The wiser the man, the longer the list.”
“Men whose only concern is other people's opinion of them are like actors who put on a poor performance to win the applause of people of poor taste; some of them would be capable of good acting in f...”
“Promise YourselfTo be so strong that nothingcan disturb your peace of mind.To talk health, happiness, and prosperityto every person you meet.To make all your friends feelthat there is something in ...”
“They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.”
“Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.”
“Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.”
“The pleasures arising from thinking and learning will make us think and learn all the more. 1153a 23”
“Sex for pleasure, for fun, or even for building relationships is completely absent from our national conversation. Yet taking the joy out of sexuality is a surefire way to ensure not that young wom...”
“The truth." Dumbledore sighed. "It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.”
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”
“Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.”