13 Quotes by George Vaillant

It is all too common for caterpillars to become butterflies and then to maintain that in their youth they had been little butterflies. Maturation makes liars of us all.

The only thing that really matters in life are your relationships to other people.

The seventy-five years and twenty million dollars expended on the Grant Study points to a straightforward five-word conclusion: Happiness is love. Full stop.

The recent years of the Grant Study have shown that our lives when we are old are the sum of all of our loves.

Anxiety and depression are the price you pay for a well-lived life.

Our lives are like the talents in the parable of the three stewards. It is something that has been given to us for the time being and we have the opportunity and privilege of doing our best with this precious gift.

Life ain’t easy. Terrible things happen to everyone. You have to keep your sense of humor, give something of yourself to others, make friends who are younger than you, learn new things, and have fun.

Happiness is only the cart; love is the horse.

It is not stress that kills us. It is effective adaptation to stress that allows us to live.