Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Not by our circumstance but by our disposition

From Success and Happiness by Phil Bowermaster. The article actually focuses on the chicken and egg conundrum of happiness and success; which leads to the other? In doing so though, the author quotes the first First Lady, Martha Washington:
I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition.

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