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

Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of unhappiness.

Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.

I have been very happy, very rich, very beautiful much adulated, very famous and very unhappy

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

If you deliberately set out to be less than you are capable, you'll be unhappy for the rest of your life.

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.

We were together. I forget the rest.

Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.

Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.

The intention that man should be happy is not in the plan of Creation.

Happiness can exist only in acceptance.

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

Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.

Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions.

Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.

But happiness is no respecter of persons.

Recommend to your children virtues, that alone can make them happy, not gold.

Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.

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.