He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Happiness lies so far from man, but he must begin by daring to will it.
Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world.
A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.
Seemingly, man has learned to live without God, preoccupied and indifferent toward Him and concerned only about material security and pleasure.
Cut off from his religious, metaphysical and transcendental roots, man is lost; all his actions become senseless, absurd, useless.
Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.
And one who is just of his own free will shall not lack for happiness; and he will never come to utter ruin.
He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature... is less liable than anyone else to miss and waste life.
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.