Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. 683
Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values. 712
Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured. 880
Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits. 739
Don’t wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you’ve got to make yourself. 1.25K
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. 667
Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won’t have to hunt for happiness. 656
I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition. 672
