Quotes About Fulfillment

Yesterday, I was sad, tomorrow i may be sad again, but today i know that i am happy. I want to live on and on, delighting like a pagan in all that is physical; and i know that this one lifetime, however long, cannot satisfy my heart.

Yes, I'd love to have a garden of my own--spacious, and full of everything that is fragrant and flowering. But if I don't succeed, never mind--I've still got the dream.

When I was growing up, I thought I'd be a lot happier if I was famous and successful and if I had money.

You can journey to the ends of the earth in search of success, but if you're lucky, you will discover happiness in your own backyard.

I don't like doing anything that makes you sweat if you don't come at the end of it.

Destiny is not to be trifled with. Do not commit the tragic error of satisfying present appetite at the cost of future fulfilment

The key ingredient to any kind of happiness or success is to never give less than your best

To live is well, but to live well is better

There comes that mysterious meeting in life when someone acknowledges who we are and what we can be, igniting the circuits of our highest potential.

I've learned long ago that a generous person who is wise will never lack for anything.

That's the problem with doing the wrong things. You're never satisfied. At some point, the misbehavior loses its thrill, and you need to seek out something that pushes more boundaries.

I find the easiest way to get what I want is to make him happy. Marriage is hard work and the woman does a lot of sacrificing, but if she does what he wants, he is happy. And when he's happy, things are better for everyone. How do you think I got the necklace? He gives me nice things when I do what he wants." To Sue, this sounded like a dog being rewarded for performing a trick.

She never envisioned a legal career for me, but she did think it was very important that I be able to support myself, and I think she would be pleased to see what has become of me.

The happiest excitement in life is to be convinced that one is fighting for all one is worth on behalf of some clearly seen and deeply felt good.

I gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself and one for the world.

You live longer once you realize that any time spent being unhappy is wasted.

Ask me not where I live      or what I like to eat. . . .      Ask me what I am living for      and what I think is keeping me      from living fully for that. THOMAS MERTON, Thoughts in Solitude

he might point out that it is possible to gain the world of ministry success and lose your own soul in the midst of it all. He might remind us that it is possible

Freunde ergänzen einander, ergänzen heißt ganz machen, um das nötig zu haben, muß man beschädigt sein, aber wenn man es nötig hat, so kann man auch niemand brauchen, der auf dieselbe Art beschädigt ist, sondern jemand, der andere Schäden aufweist. Die Freunde füllen die Lücken, komplementär, sie holen auf, was einem fehlt, sie tun, was man versäumt hat, Verwandte tun das nicht, oder wenn, dann nur zufällig.

I believe it doesn't matter what it is, as long as you can find something concrete to keep you busy while you are living your meaningless life.

in the end you are the only one who can make yourself happy. More important, ...it is never too late to find out how to do it.

Growing up, I was utterly oblivious to the fact that Mom was teaching me all that. But I was instantly aware of her final lesson, which was hidden in her notes and leters. As I read them I began to understand that in the end you are the only one who can make yourself happy. More important, Mom showed me that it is never too late to find out how to do it.

A great meal is an experience that nourishes more than your body.

All prosperity begins in the mind and is dependent only on the full use of our creative imagination.