Quotes about Well-being

Frivolous they might be, but the people of Ecbatana at least saw that the world was created for their delight, and as they jumped about in the frigid streams and wasted their money in the crowded bazaars, they came closer to living their lives as the Holy One intended than those who were continually apologizing for their unworthiness and trying to avert the wrath of the One who, had they but known, wishes the world only well.

Our bodies are truly the result of what we eat, what we think about, and the exercise we receive. If we are not wise, these little things can soon cause major health problems that will limit our success and ability to serve.

The wish for healing has always been half of health.

I don't know if speaking to a therapist is right for everyone.

That which is not good for the swarm, neither is it good for the bee. - Book VI, 54.

That which is not good for the beehive cannot be good for the bees.

Write off your hopes, and if your well-being matters to you, be your own savior while you can.

Nature did not blend things so inextricably that you can't draw your own boundaries—place your own well-being in your own hands. It's quite possible to be a good man without anyone realizing it. Remember that.

How the mind can participate in the sensations of the body and yet maintain its serenity, and focus on its own well-being.

The aim of a ship's captain is a successful voyage; a doctor's, health; a general's, victory. So the aim of our ideal statesman is the citizens' happy life--that is, a life secure in wealth, rich in resources, abundant in renown, and honorable in its moral character. That is the task which I wish him to accomplish--the greatest and best that any man can have.

Sanity is a valuable possession; I hoard it the way people once hoarded money.

Gratitude is a dialysis of sorts... it flushes the self-pity out of our systems.