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There comes
For ever something between us and what
We deem our happiness.
There comes
For ever something between us and what
We deem our happiness.
Happiness is a hard master, particularly other people's happiness.
Happiness is a hard master, particularly other people's happiness.
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.
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 is not best achieved by those who seek it directly.
Happiness is not best achieved by those who seek it directly.
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes read more
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.
Happiness is a wine of the rarest vintage, and seems insipid to a vulgar taste.
Happiness is a wine of the rarest vintage, and seems insipid to a vulgar taste.