Leonard Bernstein

4/17/2020

Components of Happiness

The love of learning
The power to praise
The capacity to change
The ability to love (+ to teach)
The gift of enjoyment
(The enjoyment of gifts)
The competence to speak (+ hear)
The competence to sing, dance (+ listen)
The wonder of understanding + being understood
The love of learning
The joy of gratitude

~ Leonard Bernstein, 1989

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