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

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

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

Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have it depends solely on what you think.

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

Action may not always bring happiness but there is no happiness without action.

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

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

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

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