You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all. 612
Happiness is the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a mad and lamentable experiment. 700
Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness. 741
When we recall the past, we usually find that it is the simplest things – not the great occasions – that in retrospect give off the greatest glow of happiness. 1.21K
Man’s only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him. Reverence something to be worshipped by him, and love something to be cherished by him, forever. 680
When you’re happy you find pure joy in your life. There are no regrets in this state of happiness – and that’s a goal worth striving for in all areas of your life. 637
There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern. 774
I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government other than another. It is of no moment to the happiness of an individual. 686
Beauty for some provides escape, who gain a happiness in eyeing the gorgeous buttocks of the ape or Autumn sunsets exquisitely dying 657
A woman’s heart must be of such a size and no larger, else it must be pressed small, like Chinese feet; her happiness is to be made as cakes are, by a fixed recipe. 650
The man who is aware of himself is henceforward independent; and he is never bored, and life is only too short, and he is steeped through and through with a profound yet temperate happiness. 1.3K
We must have courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act. Everyday living requires courage if life is to be effective and bring happiness. 625
