"Some people are happy that they have each lost one instead of both legs, whereas some are unhappy because they have each lost a toenail."

"At any given moment, it is a beautiful day in many parts of the world."

"Some people do not mind losing the person or thing that some people would kill to have."

"We cannot have, but can lose, everything."

"Appreciating what you have is the best cure for wanting what you have not."

"Being grateful for the shade of a tree is not nearly as honourable as planting a tree."

"It is comforting, after finding out that your loved one has just drowned, to estimate the number of times their life was saved by water."

"You need to be blessed with things such as sanity to realize that you have been cursed with things such as poverty and disability."

"Some people would kill for the results or situations because of which some people have killed themselves."

"Our inability to imagine the length of the rest of existence magnifies our problems."