Advice is like cooking - you should try it first before you feed it to others. Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone. If things don't change, I may have to resort to diet and exercise. A mind is a parachute, it only functions when opened. There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.
Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
If it takes a lot of words to say what you have in mind - give it more thought. You no longer have to keep up with the Joneses . . The unfortunate thing about this world is that good habits are so much easier to give up than bad ones. Life is not about getting and having. A friend is someone who knows your song - and sings it to you when you forget.