#pines

The Philippines is a terrible name, coming from Spain. Phillip II was the father of the inquisition, who I believe died of syphilis. It is my great regret that we didn't change the name of our country. ↗

— Imelda Marcos

#change #coming #country #died #father

The Marcos era was the golden time for the Philippines. We had the lowest crime rate in the world in Manila and real development then. At last, people are starting to understand this. ↗

— Imelda Marcos

#crime rate #development #era #golden #had

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us. ↗

— Henri Matisse

#derive #fog #good #happiness #illuminating

An effort made for the happiness of others lifts above ourselves. ↗

— Lydia M. Child

#above #effort #lifts #made #others

It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#does #ennobles #happiness #makes #men

Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind. ↗

— Daphne du Maurier

#mind #possession #prized #quality #state

You get to a certain age where you prepare yourself for happiness. Sometimes you never remember to actually get happy. ↗

— John Mayer

#age #certain #certain age #get #happiness

It is our happiness to live under the government of a PRINCE who is satisfied with ruling according to law; as every other good prince will - We enjoy under his administration all the liberty that is proper and expedient for us. ↗

— Jonathan Mayhew

#administration #enjoy #every #expedient #good

Happiness is only real when shared. ↗

— Christopher McCandless

#only #real #shared

There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved. ↗

— George Sand

#life #love #loved #only #to love