A man will speedily sit down and sympathize with a friend’s griefs, but if he sees him honored and esteemed, he is apt to regard him as a rival and does not so readily rejoice with him. This ought not to be; without effort, we ought to be happy in our brother’s happiness.

Sometimes it’s a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence.

If the Great Way perishes there will morality and duty. When cleverness and knowledge arise great lies will flourish. When relatives fall out with one another there will be filial duty and love. When states are in confusion there will be faithful servants.

The more successful I become, the more I need a man.

But let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.

The longer I live, the more I feel that true repose consists in ‚renouncing‘ one’s own self, by which I mean making up one’s mind to admit that there is no importance whatever in being ‚happy‘ or ‚unhappy‘ in the usual meaning of the words.

You have to give others the opportunity to love who you love. If they don’t accept it, it’s their loss.

The fact is, with every friendship you make, and every bond of trust you establish, you are shaping the image of America projected to the rest of the world. That is so important. So when you study abroad, you’re actually helping to make America stronger.

You must live for another if you wish to live for yourself.

I had a friend who was a clown. When he died, all his friends went to the funeral in one car.

My parents were just constantly affirming me in everything that I did. Late at night, I’d wake up and hear my mother talking over my bed, saying, ‚You’re going to do great on this test. You can do anything you want.‘

Your teammates give you the confidence. They give me the confidence all year, all postseason.

For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.

The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.

We can be civil. We can still be friends, and be Democrats and Republicans, and have different views.

I believe when it comes to love, there’s something intangible about who we are attracted to, and I don’t think I have a pattern.

We have a great group of guys that really sacrifice every night, care about each other, and try to play the right away.

He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.

I have a really close relationship with Mike Bloomberg.

Friends are thieves of time.

Beware of the man who does not return your blow: he neither forgives you nor allows you to forgive yourself.

The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. The cure for it is occupation.

Men are April when they woo, December when they wed. Maids are May when they are maids, but the sky changes when they are wives.

My songs have always been frustrating themes, relationships that I’ve had. And now that I’m in love, I expect it to be really happy, or at least there won’t be half as much anger as there was.

Love, we say, is life; but love without hope and faith is agonizing death.

The average Hollywood film star’s ambition is to be admired by an American, courted by an Italian, married to an Englishman and have a French boyfriend.

If we depend for our happiness on another, on society or on environment, they become essential to us; we cling to them, and any alteration of these we violently oppose because we depend upon them for our psychological security and comfort.

Though lovers be lost, love shall not.

Life, an age to the miserable, and a moment to the happy.

If you like it you should enjoy it! Moderation in everything. If there’s things you really love, you should enjoy. You get one life, so you should enjoy it.

Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.

Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.

Those who have never known the deep intimacy and the intense companionship of mutual love have missed the best thing that life has to give.

The devil ain’t got no power over me. The devil come, and me shake hands with the devil. Devil have his part to play. Devil’s a good friend, too… because when you don’t know him, that’s the time he can mosh you down.

Many people, especially young people, would like to be more independent and on their own. But it is very difficult and they suffer from feelings of isolation. I think that is one reason why young readers support my work.

Love can consign us to hell or to paradise, but it always takes us somewhere.

I was at a New Year’s Eve party, and someone asked me how was my year, and I said, ‚I honestly think 2011 was the best year of my entire life,‘ and I actually meant it.

Listen with the intent to understand, not the intent to reply.

Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.

I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and then, in some practical way, some daily way, figure out how to see people differently than the way we were brought up to.

But there is a difference between cozying up to power and being close to power.

A lot of good love can happen in ten years.

Anything you’re good at contributes to happiness.

It’s important to love in hip hop.

When I talk to kids, I’m really listening. When I do that, we have a little bit of a bigger connection than me being Kendrick Lamar and you being a student. It’s almost like we’re friends. Because a friend listens.

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.

I believe in love at first sight. You want that connection, and then you want some problems.

Bachelors know more about women than married men; if they didn’t they’d be married too.

Demonstrate to the world, there is ‚No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy‘ than a U.S. Marine.

People think, because we’re young, we aren’t complex, but that’s not true. We deal with life and love and broken hearts in the same way a woman a few years older might.

We can improve our relationships with others by leaps and bounds if we become encouragers instead of critics.

Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are everything in this world.

Being happy is a matter of personal taste.

My mom and I have always been there for each other. We had some tough times, but she was always there for me.

I don’t have many sad days.

I’m actually starting to like more and more people who have convictions that are unpopular.

For years my wedding ring has done its job. It has led me not into temptation. It has reminded my husband numerous times at parties that it’s time to go home. It has been a source of relief to a dinner companion. It has been a status symbol in the maternity ward.

Even when a person has all of life’s comforts – good food, good shelter, a companion – he or she can still become unhappy when encountering a tragic situation.

I guess I have always been deeply terrified to really be someone’s wife since I know from life one cannot love another, ever, really.

When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?

Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?