Nathaniel Hawthorne

Happiness is a butterfly

Happiness is a butterfly which,
when pursued, is always
beyond our grasp, but which
if you sit down quietly,
may alight upon you.

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Be still and empty
God shall fill you
with far greater fullness
than you could ever
wish or will.

~ Angelus Sileshis, with thanks to Ruth Shrader