Mason Cooley Quotes

Wisdom remembers. Happiness forgets.

There's no way that a clear mind can live an unhappy life.

Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.

I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances.

A true barometer of intelligence is an effective, happy life lived each day and each present moment of the day.

Happiness is the highest form of wisdom.

The things that make us happy make us wise.

I think the secret to a hoppy life is a selective memory. Remember what you are most grateful for and quickly forget what your not.

A good forgettery is a happier possession than a good memory.

One of my key realizations about happiness, and a point oddly under-emphasized by positive psychologists, given its emphasis in popular culture, is that outer order contributes to inner calm. More than it should.

To be happy when you are travelling, you need to be happy inside before you leave. A positive frame of mind will definitely enhance your travelling experience. If I'm not in a positive frame of mind then the whole thing definitely becomes more of a challenge for me.

Memory is the mother of all wisdom.

Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse.

Experience is what you have after you've forgotten her name.

Happiness can exist only in acceptance.

Knowledge is ancient error reflecting on its youth.

Happiness, or misery, is in the mind. It is the mind that lives.

Bookstore operators tell us that the books which head the bestseller list are books on peace and happiness.

The thing about wisdom is you store the past in your head.

Once you are experienced, your mind is calm and at ease.

The way to health, harmony, and happiness is primarily mental.

It is certain that memory contains not only philosophy, but all the arts and all that appertain to the use of life.

And what is happiness, Nathan? In my experience, it's only a moment's pause here and there on what is otherwise a long and difficult road. No one can be happy all the time.

I will not be afraid because I understand ... And understanding is happiness.

Happiness is impossible, and even inconceivable, to a mind without scope and without pause, a mind driven by craving, pleasure, or fear. To be happy, you must be reasonable, or you must be tamed. You must have taken the measure of your powers, tasted the fruits of your passion, and learned your place in the world and what things in it can really serve you. To be happy, you must be wise.