“Hapiness is as exclusive as a butterfly, and you must never pursue it. If you stay very still, it may come and settle on your hand. But only briefly. Savour those moments, for they will not come in your way very often.”
― A Little Book of Life
― A Little Book of Life
“Chronic remorse, as all the moralists are agreed, is a most undesirable sentiment. If you have behaved badly, repent, make what amends you can and address yourself to the task of behaving better next time. On no account brood over your wrongdoing. Rolling in the muck is not the best way of getting clean.”
― Brave New World
― Brave New World
“Those who do not weep, do not see.”
― Les Misérables
― Les Misérables
“...you know that a good, long session of weeping can often make you feel better, even if your circumstances have not changed one bit.”
― The Bad Beginning
― The Bad Beginning
“I have been crying," she replied, simply, "and it has done me good. It helps a woman you know, just as swearing helps a man.”
― The Romance of Judge Ketchum
― The Romance of Judge Ketchum
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