“How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!”
“Why not seize the pleasure at once? -- How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!”
“What would a narrative of happiness be like? All that can be described is what prepares it, and then what destroys it.”
“I lie awake for a long time, wondering which would be more foolish, to prepare for something that may never happen, or not to prepare for something that might.”
“How often we expect big things from God without preparing for big things from him”
“The purpose of school should be to prepare kids for the rest of their lives, but too often what kids need to be prepared for is surviving the school day itself.”