23 Quotes by Tal Ben-Shahar

Happy people live secure in the knowledge that the activities that bring them enjoyment in the present will also lead to a fulfilling future.

The all-or-nothing mind-set leads Perfectionists to transform every setback they encounter into a catastrophe, an assault on their very worth as human beings. Their sense of self inevitably suffers as their faultfinding turns inward.

When we fail to attain a desired outcome, we often extrapolate from that experience the belief that we have no control over our lives or over certain parts of it. Such thinking leads to despair.

The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone. – George Eliot.

The most precious things in life are not those you get for money. – Albert Einstein.

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. – Albert Einstein.

The truth knocks on the door and you say, “Go away, I’m looking for the truth” and so it goes away. – Robert M. Pirsig.

The pain associated with the fear of failure is often stronger than the pain of the failure itself.

In Aristotle’s words, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.