How would you know what happy is if you've never been otherwise.
Interpretation
Experiencing sadness or difficulties helps us appreciate happiness.
Malcolm Forbes' quote suggests that without contrasting experiences, such as sadness or struggle, one cannot fully understand or appreciate the concept of happiness. It emphasizes the idea that our emotions are defined by their opposites and that experiencing a range of feelings enriches our understanding of joy.
In practice
Using this quote in a motivational speech about overcoming adversity.
Over the years, I've evolved a somewhat heretical but time-and mind-saving approach to books, articles, editorials that deal with weighty matters. More often than not, by beginning at the end and contemplating the conclusions, one can determine if it's worth going through the whole to get there.
Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely like exercising authority usually lose it.
To live long and achieve happiness, cultivate the art of radiating happiness.
The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
If you never budge, don't expect a push.
It's never a good deal when only one party thinks it is.
After I lost weight, I discovered that people found me valuable. Worthy of conversation. A person one could look at. A person one could compliment. A person one could admire. A person.
It is the pursuit of happiness that thwarts happiness.
When we live in the spirit of gratitude, there will be much happiness in our life. The one who is grateful is the one who has much happiness while the one who is ungrateful will not be able to have happiness.
Penicillin cures, but wine makes people happy.
The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being.
Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment.
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