Most Evil Comes From The

The World Is A Bad Place. There Are Many Wonderful People, But On The Whole, Humanity Basically Stinks.

Since The 1970s, I Have Asked Students If They Would First Try To Save Their Drowning Dog Or A Drowning Stranger. And For 40 Years I Have Received The Same Results: One Third Vote For Their Dog, One Third For The Stranger, And One Third Don't Know What They Would Do.

Those Of Us Have Minimized Expectations Walk Around With A Greater Sense Of Thankfulness (because So Many Wonderful Things That We Didn't Expect Come Our Way Each Day).

Of All The Characteristics Needed For Both A Happy And Morally Decent Life, None Surpasses Gratitude. Grateful People Are Happier, And Grateful People Are More Morally Decent.

The Easily Embarrassed Doesn't Learn