Quotable Quotes 4

[HBas]

"We are as happy as we make up our minds to be." ~ attributed incorrectly to Abraham Lincoln

"The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it." ~ Alan Saporta

 

[Daniel E.]

BTW:

"Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."

There is no record that Lincoln ever made this statement...

http://www.theamericans.us/Quote.html

Soon after his death, Lincoln became popular as a "wise man" to whom quotations were attributed for the sake of attributing them.

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln#Attributed

 

[HBas]

Soon after his death, Lincoln became popular as a "wise man" to whom quotations were attributed for the sake of attributing them.

Thank you for your time and effort to be so informative Daniel!

I still really like the quote ... I always have a better day when I decide that nothing will stand in my way of being calm and together!

Have a great day
HB

 

[Daniel E.]

“Acceptance is the only way out of hell.” ~ Marsha Linehan

“Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.” ~ Andy Rooney

“No road to happiness or sorrow...find them in yourself.” ~ Chinese proverb

“Happiness is good health and a bad memory.” ~ Ingrid Bergman (1917-1982)

 

[David Baxter PhD]

"It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages" ~ Nietzsche

 

[Daniel E.]

We don't grow older, we grow riper.

~ Pablo Picasso

 

[David Baxter PhD]

we grow riper

Some more than others...

 

[David Baxter PhD]

Continued at Quotable Quotes 5.