Category Archives: happiness

All you need is love. But a little chocolate now & then doesn’t hurt.

Posted on 22 April 2011 by philosiblog

All you need is love. But a little chocolate now & then doesn’t hurt. – Charles Schulz What does that mean? So many of my posts have been kind of heavy of late, so let’s try something a little lighter … Continue reading →

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I hear & behold God in every object, yet understand God not in the least.

Posted on 21 April 2011 by philosiblog

I hear & behold God in every object, yet understand God not in the least. – Walt Whitman This is another of the Twitter friendly,  shortened quotes. The full quote goes like this: “I say to mankind, Be not curious … Continue reading →

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Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.

Posted on 1 April 2011 by philosiblog

Beauty is a short-lived tyranny. – Socrates What does that mean? In the age of Botox and plastic surgery, Beauty can be a much longer-lived tyranny than Socrates first believed. 8) This saying is particularly interesting to me, as I … Continue reading →

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We don’t really need most of the things we buy. We just imagine we’d be happier with them.

Posted on 17 March 2011 by philosiblog

…we don’t really need most of the things we buy. … We just imagine we’d be happier with them. – Virginia Postrel What does that mean? Sometimes the research on the quote is the most interesting part.  It was a … Continue reading →

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The root of joy is gratefulness… For it is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.

Posted on 11 March 2011 by philosiblog

The root of joy is gratefulness… For it is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful. – Brother David Steindl-Rast What does that mean? To me, it means most people have it backwards.  We … Continue reading →

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By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.

Posted on 10 March 2011 by philosiblog

By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich. – Democritus What does that mean? Once again, we start with a quote that has been translated from another language, and many liberties will be taken by this author as to … Continue reading →

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