Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

Satisfaction of one's curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.

The happiness of this life depends less on what befalls you than the way in which you take it.

Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.

Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you've got to make yourself.

What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life.

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

Morality is not the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness.

Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.

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