Montesquieu Quotes

A note of caution: We can never achieve goals that envy sets for us. Looking at your friends and wishing you had what they had is a waste of precious energy. Because we are all unique, what makes another happy may do the opposite for you. That's why advice is nice but often disappointing when heeded.

Most of the time, we keep looking outside and feeling sad about what others have. Those are mere excuses.

Happiness needs one-upmanship.

You can't be happy by doing something groovy.

Be happy. Don't make a Vine about, like, something not that happy.

Man never thinks himself happy, but when he enjoys those things which others want or desire.

You just want something else that someone else has, but that doesn't mean what you have isn't beautiful, because people always want what you have, and you always want what they have - no one is ever 100 per cent like, 'Yes, I'm the bomb dot com - from head to toe!'

I would rate the fact that I get to be alive a big beautiful 10. Satisfaction with myself - work in progress.

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

Comparison is the thief of joy.

No matter who you are, the grass is never greener on the other side.

I need to learn to be happy and enjoy the achievement rather than already thinking about what I could have done better.

Comparisons of one's lot with others' teaches us nothing and enfeebles the will.

I have never compared myself to anyone, but it's hard to resist him!!

How unbearable at times are people who are happy, people for whom everything works out.

I believe happiness is a chemical imbalance - it's a silly thing to strife for. But satisfaction - if you seek satisfaction, you can succeed. Satisfaction is knowing that you're doing the best that you can do; you're living your life to the fullest.

Intelligent, successful, attractive people can be intimidating. They force us to hold a mirror to ourselves; we can be disappointed, jealous or inspired toward personal growth.

I realised that to compare your insides with other people's outsides leads to unhappiness.

It takes great wit and interest and energy to be happy. The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish.

Fortunately, I don't spend too much time reading or worrying about what people have to say, but the goal for me throughout this whole process - throughout my whole life - is to try to be happy.

You know, sometimes you're jealous of other people and their achievements, and you wanna be that person, but I've come to realize that each individual on this planet has his own path.

Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.

I'm generally a very happy guy because I'm doing what I want. I'm willing to tell you that there are people who are much better than I am in writing. I don't have to be the fastest gun in the West.

What it's like to be me? You know, it's good to be me. My life is good.