The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand of force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them.  Thomas Jefferson quotes The Giver of life gave it for happiness and not for wretchedness. Thomas Jefferson quotes The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and only legitimate object of good government. Thomas Jefferson quotes Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake. Victor Hugo quotes It is true that every day has its own evil, and its good too. But how difficult must life be, especially farther on when the evil of each day increases as far as worldly things go, if it is not strengthened and comforted by faith. And in Christ all worldly things may become better, and, as it were, sanctified. Theo, woe is me if I do not preach the Gospel; if I did not aim at that and possess faith and hope in Christ, it would be bad for me indeed, but no I have some courage. Vincent Van Gogh quotes My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me. Thomas Jefferson quotes Look here, I often feel the same in more than one respect--not just in financial things, but in art itself, and in life in general. But do you think it's anything exceptional? Don't you think every man with a little spirit and energy has those moments? Moments of melancholy, of distress, of anguish--I think we all have them to a greater or lesser extent, and it is a condition of every conscious human life. It seems that some people have no consciousness of self. But for all that, those who have it may sometimes be in distress, they are not unhappy, nor is the distress anything exceptional. Vincent Van Gogh quotes The mintage of wisdom is to know that rest is rust, and that real life is in love, laughter, and work. Elbert Hubbard quotes The happiness of this life depends less on what befalls you than the way in which you take it. Elbert Hubbard quotes The difference in men does not lie in the size of their hands, nor in the perfection of their bodies, but in this one sublime ability of concentration: to throw the weight in one blow, to live eternity in an hour. Elbert Hubbard quotes | 
