“A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.”
Source: The Works of Anatole France in English: The opinions of Jérôme Coignard
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“No man can be happy without a friend, nor be sure of his friend till he is unhappy.”
“They told me I didn't understand the assignment, I told them they didn't understand life.”
“Happiness ... leads none of us by the same route.”
Source: Lord Chesterfield's advice to his son on men and manners. To which are added, selections from Colton's 'Lacon'.
Source: The Heart of The Matter
“Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.”
Source: Garden of Eden
“Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.”
“He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.”
“Happiness in the present is only shattered by comparison with the past.”
“It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed.”
“Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved.”
“Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result.”
Source: The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll
“It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.”
Source: Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts
“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”
Source: The Wisdom of Compassion: Stories of Remarkable Encounters and Timeless Insights
“Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.”
“Happiness is a by-product. You cannot pursue it by itself.”
“Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
“Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind.”
Source: Daphne du Maurier Omnibus 4: Rebecca; My Cousin Rachel
“Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open.”
“Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness.”
Source: Critical Essays
“The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.”
Source: The Power of Positive Thinking
“Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.”
“Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.”
“Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values.”
Source: The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z
“It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.”
Source: Juliette
“It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.”
Source: Essential Works of Charles Spurgeon
“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.”