'Twas a jolly old pedagogue, long ago,
Tall and slender, and sallow and dry;
His form was bent, and his gait was slow,
His long thin hair was white as snow,
But a wonderful twinkle shone in his eye.
And he sang every night as he went to bed,
"Let us be happy down here below:
The living should live, though the dead be dead."
Said the jolly old pedagogue long ago.
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The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
My imagination can picture no fairer happiness than to continue living for art.
My imagination can picture no fairer happiness than to continue living for art.
Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances
Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances
But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads.
But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads.
Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age.
Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age.
Happiness is an attitude of mind, born of the simple determination to be happy under all outward circumstances.
Happiness is an attitude of mind, born of the simple determination to be happy under all outward circumstances.
Happiness is not having what you want. It is wanting what you have. -Unknown.
Happiness is not having what you want. It is wanting what you have. -Unknown.
Happiness seems made to be shared.
[Fr., Le bonheur semble fait pour etre partage.]
Happiness seems made to be shared.
[Fr., Le bonheur semble fait pour etre partage.]
Happiness is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it eludes you. But if you turn your read more
Happiness is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it eludes you. But if you turn your attention to other things, It comes and sits softly on your shoulder.
