Emotions and Feelings

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved for ourselves.

Some men see things as they are and say ‘Why?’ Others dream things that never were and say ‘Why not?’

The soul should always stand ajar. Ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.

Love isn’t an emotion or an instinct–it’s an art.

Diseases of the soul are more dangerous and more numerous than those of the body.

There are two ways to spread happiness; either be the light who shines it or be the mirror who reflects it.

Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.

To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.

Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.

A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure. I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.

There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.

If you are going through hell, keep going.

We wouldn't worry nearly as much about what others thought of us if we recognize how seldom they do.

People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.

The question is not who is going to let me, it’s who is going to stop me.

I like too many things and get all confused and hung-up running from one falling star to another til I drop.

I like too many things and get all confused and hung-up running from one falling star to another til I drop.

Having a grievance or resentment is like drinking poison and thinking it will kill your enemy.

Having a grievance or resentment is like drinking poison and thinking it will kill your enemy.

My eyes were glued on life and they were full of tears.

My eyes were glued on life and they were full of tears.

Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength.

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.