Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.

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

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

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

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.

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

Always leave something to wish for otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get.

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