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According to the philosopher Andre Comte-Sponville: The wise man has nothing left to expect or to hope for. Because he is entirely happy, he needs nothing. Because he needs nothing, he is entirely happy.
β€” Matthieu Ricard
Tags: life, happy, happiness

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If we think of happiness as a way of being, a way of being that gives you the resources to deal with the ups and downs of life, that pervades all the emotional states, including sadness. We think of sadness as incompatible with pleasure, but it’s compatible with what? With altruism, with inner strength, with inner freedom, with sense of direction and meaning in life β€” those aren’t sad things. But if you don’t fall in despair, still you maintain that wholeness and that sense of purpose and meaning.
β€” Matthieu Ricard
Tags: happiness
Few of us would regret the years it takes to complete an education or master a crucial skill. So why complain about the perseverance needed to become a well-balanaced and truly compassionate human being?
β€” Matthieu Ricard
Tags: skill, perseverance, happiness, compassion
We try to fix the outside so much, but our control of the outer world is limited, temporary, and often, illusory.
β€” Matthieu Ricard Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill
Tags: sadness, problems, life, happiness
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