Sometimes opportunity knocks, but most of the time it sneaks up and then quietly steals away.

Sometimes opportunity knocks, but most of the time it sneaks up and then quietly steals away.

We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of read more

We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.

Happiness means quiet nerves.

Happiness means quiet nerves.

Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.

Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.

To have a quiet mind is to possess one's mind wholly; to have a calm spirit is to possess one's read more

To have a quiet mind is to possess one's mind wholly; to have a calm spirit is to possess one's self.

I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.

I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.

They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves in contentment.

They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves in contentment.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once read more

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.