Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.

To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.

I will not be afraid because I understand... And understanding is happiness.

Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.

Happiness for a reason is just another form of misery because the reason can be taken away from us at any time.

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

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

To be happy you must have taken the measure of your powers, tasted the fruits of your passion, and learned your place in the world.

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.

If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.

True happiness...is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.

The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .

A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.

The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.

I never admired another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

You don't have to be famous. You just have to make your mother and father proud of you.

Happy is he who causes a scandal

You see, antiquated ideas of kindness and generosity are simply bugs that must be programmed out of our world. And these cold, unfeeling machines will show us the way.

Different men seek ... happiness in different ways and by different means.

A happy life consists in tranquility of mind.