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We are never happy; we can only remember that we were so once.
我们从不快乐;我们只记得我们曾经如此。
— Alexander Smith 亚历山大·史密斯
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更多好句 ↗There is only one way to happiness, and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.
通往幸福的道路只有一条,那就是停止去担心那些我们无法控制的事情。
Epictetus
埃皮克特斯
We are shaped by our thoughts; what we think, we then become. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.
我们的思想塑造我们;我们想什么,我们就成为什么。当心灵纯洁时,快乐就像影子一样永不离开。
Gautama Buddha
释迦牟尼
Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others.
那些不寻找幸福的人最有可能找到幸福,因为那些正在寻找幸福的人忘记了,获得幸福最可靠的方法就是为他人寻找幸福。
Martin Luther King Jr
马丁·路德·金
What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience?
一个健康、无债一身轻、问心无愧的人,还有什么能增加他的幸福呢?
Adam Smith
亚当·史密斯
Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources.
我们热切追求的东西,获得时带来的幸福很少;我们大多数的快乐来自意想不到的来源。
Herbert Spencer
赫伯特·斯宾塞
Once we recognize what it is we are feeling, once we recognize we can feel deeply, love deeply, can feel joy, then we will demand that all parts of our lives produce that kind of joy.
一旦我们认识到我们所感受的是什么,一旦我们认识到我们可以深切地感受,深切地爱,感受到快乐,那么我们就会要求我们生活的所有部分都能产生这种快乐。
Audre Lorde
罗尔蒂