All that is gold does not glitter,
not all those who wander are lost;
the old that is strong does not wither,
deep roots are not reached by the frost.
-JRR Tolkien
Money buys happiness in the same way drugs bring pleasure. Incredible if done right, dangerous if used to mask a weakness and disastrous when no amount is enough. - @morganhousel
If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier than other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are. - Montesquieu
“…and so it ever is with tears. Whatever be their outward cause, within the chancel of the heart it’s we ourselves for whom they finally fall.” - Frederic Buechner, (Godric)
“I care about the reality of goodness not the perception of it. And what I see all over the place is people who care about *looking* good while doing evil. Fuck them” - @elonmusk