The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.

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

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

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

Choose your life's mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 percent of all your happiness or misery.

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

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

I do believe that if you haven't learnt about sadness, you cannot appreciate happiness.

Happiness depends more on how life strikes you than on what happens.

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