Quote by Thomas Traherne
To think the world therefore a general Bedlam, or place of madmen,

To think the world therefore a general Bedlam, or place of madmen, and oneself a physician, is the most necessary point of present wisdom: an important imagination, and the way to happiness. – Thomas Traherne

Other quotes by Thomas Traherne

Your enjoyment of the world is never right, till every morning you awake in Heaven: see yourself in your Fathers palace and look upon the skies, the earth, and the air as celestial joys: having such a reverend esteem of all, as if you were among the angels. – Thomas Traherne

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Morning
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Certainly Adam in Paradise had not more sweet and curious apprehensions of the world, than I when I was a child. – Thomas Traherne

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Innocence
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Happiness
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Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be. – Abraham Lincoln

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Mystery is gone to the certainty of technological principles. So the real terror, the real aggression against life comes in the form of the pursuit of our technological happiness. – Godfrey Reggio

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Life finds its purpose and fulfillment in the expansion of happiness. – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

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Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources. – Herbert Spencer

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Sometimes in life we blow things out of proportion because proportion is so dull. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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I think the Cold War works as a great analogy or simile for different kinds of conflict. Its funny, when you look back at it, its one of the last times that the boundaries were clear. Now, as we see on Homeland, there are no clear boundaries and enemies. – Matthew Rhys

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Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence. – Sydney Smith

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Major success feels a bit like a coronation. Like Id become a king. I was one of the most famous people in the world, loved and hated in equal measure. I couldnt see anything bad with it. It made me a happy person. – Larry Hagman

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famous