Emotions and Feelings

All love that has not friendship for its base, Is like a mansion built upon the sand.

I never knew how much like heaven this world could be, when two people love and live for one another!

Loneliness is the way by which destiny endeavors to lead man to himself.

Loneliness comes about when I am alone without being able . . . to keep myself company.

The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought , and attended to my answer.

Life is a rainbow which also includes black.

A leader is a dealer in hope.

Anger is loaded with information and energy.

Anger is momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.

Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns all clean.

I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me to be the most civilized music in the world.

There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh at.

Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.

Knowledge is happiness, because to have knowledge—broad, deep knowledge— is to know true ends from false, and lofty things from low.

implying in a subtle, complimentary way that she was as succulent as the small reptile he had for dinner the night before.

Those undeserved joys which come uncalled and make us more pleased than grateful are they that sing.

For happiness one needs security, but joy can spring like a flower even from the cliffs of despair.

For happiness one needs security, but joy can spring like a flower even from the cliffs of despair.

Joy’s smile is much closer to tears than laughter.

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us.

The root of joy, as of duty, is to put all one’s powers towards some great end.

When large numbers of people share their joy in common, the happiness of each is greater because each adds fuel to the other’s flame.

Jealousy is always born with love but does not always die with it.

To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self.