When we know that everything has two sides, let us look at the bright side only.
—Mahatma Gandhi
There are always flowers for those who want to see them.
—Henri Matisse
It is always possible to be thankful for what is given rather than to complain about what is not given. One or the other becomes a habit of life.
—Elisabeth Elliot
If you don’t get everything you want, think of the things you don’t get that you don’t want.
—Oscar Wilde
It is no use to grumble and complain;
It’s just as cheap and easy to rejoice;
When God sorts out the weather and sends rain—
Why, rain’s my choice.
—James Whitcomb Riley
The door to happiness swings outward.
—Søren Kierkegaard
If I had my life to live over, I would try to make more mistakes. I would relax. I would climb more mountains and swim more rivers. I would pick more daisies. I would have more actual troubles and fewer imaginary ones.
—Don Herold
Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.
—Leonardo da Vinci
This is the true joy of life, the being used up for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clot of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.
—George Bernard Shaw
Happiness is what we make it. Some people are unbelievably cheerful in the midst of difficulty or obstacles; others bemoan the slightest inconvenience. Those who look for the upside of any trouble are the ones who come out ahead in quality of life. And the radiance of their positive attitude sheds light on the paths of others.
—Chloe West