#pine

Our own front door can be a wonderful thing, or a sight we dread; rarely is it only a door. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

#happiness #sadness #family

Health, wealth, happiness, live long and always prosper, have families and also friends, let them be lasting in me forever. ↗

— Toba Beta

#healthy #wealthy #family

Duty comes in many forms; at times duty to country may conflict with duty to family. Yet, with a lucid mind the guises can be torn away and in the end, duty becomes but one, and that duty is to value justice above everything--to do what is right not because someone ordains it, but because the heart which is the seat of truth decrees it so. ↗

— F. Sionil José

#filipiniana #heroism #justice #philippines #family

My happiness is courtesy my parents,family & friends ... ↗

— Adil Adam Memon

#family

Toate familiile fericite se aseamănă între ele. Fiecare familie nefericită este nefericită în felul ei. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

#happiness-life #life #family

Simply being kind brings happiness every time ... ↗

— Ian Tucker

#happiness #peace #reiki #self-help #freedom

The happiness of a family is such a complex matter. Like a table laid out with a tea service, it looks so ordinary until it's threatened. Then it becomes infinitely precious. ↗

— Lynda Williams

#happiness #family

I’ve watched my dad move our family from extreme poverty to extreme wealth and then everywhere in between. Never once did I see or hear him be anything but a cheerleader for the accomplishments of others. It didn’t matter if he was down or up in life, he wanted everybody around him to succeed. I’ve even watched him praise the very people that have tried to destroy him over the years and then very publicly wish them success and happiness. He taught me the enthusiasm that should always come at the success of others. He constantly taught me that when others succeed, it gives us all more opportunity to succeed. He taught me that when there is conflict, minor or major, you can almost always walk away at the end with a handshake. ↗

— Dan Pearce

#competition #encouragement #fathers #good-sports #happiness

Happiness needs nothing but itself; it doesn't have to be validated. Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in it's own way. ↗

— Herman Koch

#family

And in that moment of sun and joy, Lupe knew why she loved and also hated Salvador. He gave her wings. He didn't try to lock her in, as had Jaime and the other boys she'd known. No, she could dream her wildest dreams with him and so she loved him for this; but she also hated him because it made her fearful. No one in her family was like this. They were always very cautious. ↗

— Victor Villaseñor

#fear #freedom #happiness #joy #love