Author Morgan Housel on the good life:

“A weird thing in life is that everyone strives for a good life because they think it will make them happy. But what actually brings happiness is the contrast between what you have now and whatever you were just doing.

The best drink you will ever taste is a glass of tap water when you’re thirsty. The best fo

Philosopher Alan Watts on making mistakes:

“ Regard yourself as a cloud, in the flesh , because you see, clouds never make mistakes. Did you ever see a cloud that was misshapen? Did you ever see a badly designed wave? No, they always do the right thing. But, if you will, treat yourself for a while as a cloud or a wave and realize that you can’t ma

“Be led by your curiosity , and keep busy by doing things that fill you with meaning and happiness,’ says Hector Garcia Puigcerver, author of Ikigai: The Japanese secret to a long and happy life.

Insisting on self-expression is the greatest accomplishment

“Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can offer with the cumulative force of a whole life’s cultivation, but of the adopted talent of another, you have only an extemporaneous, half possession,” says Ralph Waldo Emerson.