It is usually more important how a man meets his fate than what it is.

Quote by Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt

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Language makes infinite use of finite media.

Language makes infinite use of finite media.

It is usually more important how a man meets his fate than what it is.

It is usually more important how a man meets his fate than what it is.

Freedom is but the possibility of a various and indefinite activity; while government, or the...

Freedom is but the possibility of a various and indefinite activity; while government, or the...

Coercion may prevent many transgressions; but it robs even actions which are legal of a...

Coercion may prevent many transgressions; but it robs even actions which are legal of a...

War seems to be one of the most salutary phenomena for the culture of human...

War seems to be one of the most salutary phenomena for the culture of human...

True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two...

True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two...

Only what we have wrought into our character during life can we take with us.

Only what we have wrought into our character during life can we take with us.

I am more and more convinced that our happiness or our unhappiness depends far more...

I am more and more convinced that our happiness or our unhappiness depends far more...

Happiness is an endowment and not an acquisition. It depends more upon temperament and disposition...

Happiness is an endowment and not an acquisition. It depends more upon temperament and disposition...

Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling, enduring, and accomplishing.

Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling, enduring, and accomplishing.

The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.

The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.

The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things

The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things

Happiness is not an ideal of reason but of imagination

Happiness is not an ideal of reason but of imagination

No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it.

No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it.

I've learned that everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the...

I've learned that everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the...

To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.

To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.

Be happy. It's one way of being wise.

Be happy. It's one way of being wise.

If all our happiness is bound up entirely in our personal circumstances it is difficult...

If all our happiness is bound up entirely in our personal circumstances it is difficult...

Were it not for imagination, a man would be as happy in the arms of...

Were it not for imagination, a man would be as happy in the arms of...

Most of us believe in trying to make other people happy only if they can...

Most of us believe in trying to make other people happy only if they can...