“ The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depend upon himself and not upon other men has adopted the very best plan for living happily. Plato
“ The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things. Epictetus
“ Happiness must be cultivated. It is like character. It is not a thing to be safely let alone for a moment, or it will run to weeds. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
“ Every man is his own ancestor and every man his own heir. He devises his own future and he inherits his own past. H. F. Hedge
“ The Ancient Mariner said to Neptune during a great storm 'O God you will save me if you wish but I am going to go on holding my tiller straight.' Michel de Montaigne
“ I never really address myself to any image anybody has of me. That's like fighting with ghosts. Sally Field
“ Intimate relationships cannot substitute for a life plan but to have any meaning or viability at all a life plan must include intimate relationships. Harriet Lerner
“ There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving and that's your own self. Aldous Huxley
“ The heresy of an age of reason,' or some such slovos [words]. 'I see what is right and approve, but I do what is wrong. Anthony Burgess
