To find out what one is fitted to do, and to secure an opportunity to do it, is the key to happiness.

It is not in the pursuit of happiness that we find fulfillment, it is in the happiness of pursuit.

Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.

The word 'happiness' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.

The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.

The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result.

An effort made for the happiness of others lifts above ourselves.

Life does not agree with philosophy: There is no happiness that is not idleness, and only what is useless is pleasurable.