“Happiness is something that you can definitely achieve. At first, it will just come for a moment or two. Then it will come for longer periods of time. Eventually you will be happy all of the time.” FirstsTwoMomentsHappinessAchieveBuddhismPeriods Author:Frederick Lenz
“Happiness is a rare plant that seldom takes root on earth-few ever enjoyed it, except for a brief period; the search after it is rarely rewarded by the discovery, but there is an admirable substitute for it... a contented spirit.” EarthHappinessSpiritPeriodsDiscoveryRootsPlantEnjoyedSubstitutesAdmirable Author:Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington
“The History of the world is not the theatre of happiness. Periods of happiness are blank pages in it, for they are periods of harmony--periods when the antithesis is in abeyance.” WorldHappinessPeriodsPagesHarmonyTheatreBlankWorld HistoryAntithesisBlank Pages Book:The Philosophy of History Source: The Philosophy of History