He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is read more

He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy.

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.]

To live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy.

To live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy.

Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and others.

Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and others.

Happiness is a hard master, particularly other people's happiness.

Happiness is a hard master, particularly other people's happiness.

To be kind to all, to like many and love a few, to be needed and wanted by those we read more

To be kind to all, to like many and love a few, to be needed and wanted by those we love, is certainly the nearest we can come to happiness.

I certainly wasn't happy. Happiness has to do with reason, and only reason earns it. What I was given was read more

I certainly wasn't happy. Happiness has to do with reason, and only reason earns it. What I was given was the thing you can't earn, and can't keep, and often don't even recognize at the time; I mean joy. Mary Baker Eddy -Ursula K. LeGuin.

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.

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power read more

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.