“Happiness earned, not given.”
Toba Beta
My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut
-
Working on it...
-
Working on it...
-
Working on it...
-
Working on it...
Similar quotes
“I certainly wasn't happy. Happiness has to do with reason, and only reason earns it. What I was given was the thing you can't earn, and can't keep, and often don't even recognize at the time; I mean joy.”
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Left Hand of Darkness
“Having the right to happiness means having the right to earn it, not having it given to you without effort and action on your part.”
Jillian Michaels
Unlimited: How to Build an Exceptional Life
“Knowledge of any value can't be given. It must be sought and earned”
Rick Riordan
The Serpent's Shadow
“A man wants to earn money in order to be happy, and his whole effort and the best of a life are devoted to the earning of that money. Happiness is forgotten; the means are taken for the end.”
Albert Camus
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
“Respect can only be given to those who have earned it by working for it.”
Habeeb Akande