​What Is Real Happiness?

The truth is that the real happiness of life is doing what we don’t want to do. In every area of life, the fulfillment of one’s personality and the real joy comes from saying no to oneself. That’s the fun; it’s a happiness to know that one’s mind is in control of one’s body, not that the passions are guiding him, but he is guiding his passions. — Perfection in Marriage