Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought or action is without its effects, present or ultimate, seen or unseen, felt or unfelt.

Quote by Norman Cousins

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The tragedy of life is in what dies inside a man while he lives -...

The tragedy of life is in what dies inside a man while he lives -...

If something comes to life in others because of you, then you have made an...

If something comes to life in others because of you, then you have made an...

Pessimism is a waste of time

Pessimism is a waste of time

Laughter is a powerful way to tap positive emotions.

Laughter is a powerful way to tap positive emotions.

Laughter is a powerful way to tap positive emotions

Laughter is a powerful way to tap positive emotions

Laughter is inner jogging.

Laughter is inner jogging.

Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of...

Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of...

In a democracy, the individual enjoys not only the ultimate power but carries the ultimate...

In a democracy, the individual enjoys not only the ultimate power but carries the ultimate...

The eternal quest of the individual human being is to shatter his loneliness.

The eternal quest of the individual human being is to shatter his loneliness.

Laughter is a form of internal jogging. It moves your internal organs around. It enhances...

Laughter is a form of internal jogging. It moves your internal organs around. It enhances...

People are never more insecure than when they become obsessed with their fears at the...

People are never more insecure than when they become obsessed with their fears at the...

The more serious the illness, the more important it is for you to fight back,...

The more serious the illness, the more important it is for you to fight back,...

Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time.

Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time.

Cynicism is intellectual treason.

Cynicism is intellectual treason.

The way a book is read - which is to say, the qualities a reader...

The way a book is read - which is to say, the qualities a reader...

A human being fashions his consequences as surely as he fashions his goods or his...

A human being fashions his consequences as surely as he fashions his goods or his...

The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings...

The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings...

Man is not imprisoned by habit. Great changes in him can be wrought by crisis...

Man is not imprisoned by habit. Great changes in him can be wrought by crisis...

The eternal quest of the individual human being is to shatter his loneliness.

The eternal quest of the individual human being is to shatter his loneliness.

History is a vast early warning system.

History is a vast early warning system.