Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.

Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.

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 being married to your best friend.

Happiness is being married to your best friend.

In private grief with careless scorn. In public seem to triumph and not to mourn.

In private grief with careless scorn. In public seem to triumph and not to mourn.

Many persons have the wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity read more

Many persons have the wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.

Don't rely on someone else for your happiness and self worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you read more

Don't rely on someone else for your happiness and self worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can't love and respect yourself - no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are - completely; the good and the bad - and make changes as YOU see fit - not because you think someone else wants you to be different.

Sweet bird, that shun the noise of folly, most musical, most melancholy!

Sweet bird, that shun the noise of folly, most musical, most melancholy!

Nostalgia: When you find the present tense and past perfect.

Nostalgia: When you find the present tense and past perfect.

Some of the greater things in life are unseen; that's why you close your eyes when you kiss, cry, or read more

Some of the greater things in life are unseen; that's why you close your eyes when you kiss, cry, or dream.