"The secret to happiness is freedom… And the secret to freedom is courage." ― Thucydides Topic(s): Morning Tags: happiness, secret More From Thucydides "Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger." "History is Philosophy teaching by example." "Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them." More In Morning "As soon as I began, it seemed impossible to write fast enough – I wrote faster than I would write a letter – two thousand to three thousand words in a morning, and I cannot help it."― Helen Hunt Jackson "The reasons why I left were to do with my interest in Buddhism. There were experiences over a period of about six months which caused me to decide to give up music, so one morning I felt I had to go to E.G. Management and tell them."― Jamie Muir "A leaf fluttered in through the window this morning, as if supported by the rays of the sun, a bird settled on the fire escape, joy in the task of coffee, joy accompanied me as I walked."― Anais Nin