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Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.
Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.
The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happily married life.
The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happily married life.
 Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others,
 And in their pleasure takes joy, read more 
 Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others,
 And in their pleasure takes joy, even as though t'were his own. 
 Priestly was the first (unless it was Becarria) who taught my 
lips to pronounce this sacred truth--that the greatest read more 
 Priestly was the first (unless it was Becarria) who taught my 
lips to pronounce this sacred truth--that the greatest happiness 
of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and 
legislation. 
Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you've got to make yourself.
Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you've got to make yourself.
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
Happiness is like jam. You can't spread even a little without getting some on yourself.
Happiness is like jam. You can't spread even a little without getting some on yourself.
Being happy with someone doesn't mean that everything about them is perfect, they can't be. It means that we know read more
Being happy with someone doesn't mean that everything about them is perfect, they can't be. It means that we know no one is perfect including ourselves so we look beyond someones imperfections and concentrate on their perfections and our happiest shines thru. As long as one's HEART is in the right place and is perfect for your liking then everything else that is near perfect or perfect about them is a bonus and everything else....secondary, they don't matter.
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's read more
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.