The message from the hedge-leaves,
Heed it, whoso thou art;
Under lowly eaves
Lives read more

The message from the hedge-leaves,
Heed it, whoso thou art;
Under lowly eaves
Lives the happy heart.

Happiness is essentially a state of going somewhere, wholeheartedly, one-directionally, without regret or reservation.

Happiness is essentially a state of going somewhere, wholeheartedly, one-directionally, without regret or reservation.

Now I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers and laid entwined together on a bed of clover and read more

Now I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers and laid entwined together on a bed of clover and left there to sleep, left there to dream of their happiness.

Happy the man whose wish and care a few paternal acres bound, content to breathe his native air in his read more

Happy the man whose wish and care a few paternal acres bound, content to breathe his native air in his own ground.

The plainer the dress, the greater luster does beauty appear.

The plainer the dress, the greater luster does beauty appear.

Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.

Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.

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.

It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed.

It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed.

Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.

Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.