What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, only what destroys it can be told. Use this quote
Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth, We are happy when we are growing. Use this quote
To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happiness and welfare and virtue of mankind - this is a choice which is possible for all of us; and surely it is a good haven to sail for. Use this quote
The art of living does not consist in preserving and clinging to a particular mode of happiness, but in allowing happiness to change its form without being disappointed by the change; happiness, like a child, must be allowed to grow up. Use this quote
Fate often puts all the material for happiness and prosperity into a man's hands just to see how miserable he can make himself with them. Use this quote
If thou be industrious to procure wealth, be generous in the disposal of it. Man never is so happy as when he giveth happiness unto another. Use this quote
Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open. Use this quote
I saw that all beings are fated to happiness: action is not life, but a way of wasting some force, an enervation. Morality is the weakness of the brain. Use this quote
From their teenage years on, children are considerably more capable of causing parents unhappiness than bringing them happiness. That is one reason parents who rely on their children for happiness make both their children and themselves miserable. Use this quote
It's pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed. Use this quote
How easy to be amiable in the midst of happiness and success. Use this quote
My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations. Use this quote
Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind. Use this quote
The greatest happiness comes from being vitally interested in something that excites all your energies. Use this quote
I used to wonder if it was God's plan that I should be alone for so much of my life. But I found peace. I found happiness within people and the world. Use this quote
It's obvious, but perhaps worth saying, that happiness has virtually nothing to do with the state of your intellect. Use this quote
Musicians are probably the most uncomfortable people in themselves in the world. Happiness, I think, only exists when you're a child and once you go past 11, unfortunately it's gone. Use this quote
Our nation was founded on the principals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Use this quote
If kind parents love their children and delight in their happiness, then he who is perfect goodness in sending abroad mortal contagions doth assuredly direct their use. Use this quote
An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness. No reward coming after the event can compare with the sweet reward that went with it. Use this quote
