“Happiness - in part at least - the fruit of the desire and ability to sacrifice waht we want for what we want eventually”

“Later he would ponder the relation between our extreme desire for something and our ability to realize it- was what we wanted inevitably brought about if we wanted it enough?”

“Patience — the ability to put our desires on hold for a time — is a precious and rare virtue. We want what we want, and we want it now. Therefore, the very idea of patience may seem unpleasant and, at times, bitter. Nevertheless, without patience, we cannot please God; we cannot become perfect. Indeed, patience is a purifying process that refines understanding, deepens happiness, focuses action, and offers hope for peace.”

“Sometimes, we just have to be happy with what people can offer us. Even if it's not what we want, at least it's something. ”

“The ability to work hard and make sacrifices comes naturally to those who know exactly what they want.”

“If we can educate our desires in the right way, we will become ‘what we want to become and what our Father in Heaven would want us to become. It begins by careful contemplation of who we are and what we want in life.”