reminders

"the foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet."
- james oppenheim

"slow down and enjoy life. it's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why."
- eddie cantor

"cherish all your happy moments: they make a fine cushion for old age."
- christopher morley

"if you want to be happy, be."
- leo tolstoy

"happiness is excitement that has found a settling down place. but there is always a little corner that keeps flapping around."
- e.l. konigsburg

"man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. if he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it."
- fyodor dostoevsky