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.

In life, we must not look to make ourselves happy, but instead, we must strive to love others and our read more

In life, we must not look to make ourselves happy, but instead, we must strive to love others and our own happiness will come of thier satisfaction.

A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?

A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?

Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!

Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!

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.

Happiness is not always measured in smiles.

Happiness is not always measured in smiles.

Don't put the key of your happiness in someone elses pocket.

Don't put the key of your happiness in someone elses pocket.

If there was one thing all the losses in her life had taught her it was that life was short, read more

If there was one thing all the losses in her life had taught her it was that life was short, fleeting, and way too precious to waste waiting around for happiness to hit you over the head and make itself known. Happiness wasn't something you found, happiness was something you made - by living in the moment, by cherishing the people in your life right now, by finding the courage to change those things you didn't like

Happiness comes from spiritual wealth, not material wealth... Happiness comes from giving, not getting. If we try hard to bring read more

Happiness comes from spiritual wealth, not material wealth... Happiness comes from giving, not getting. If we try hard to bring happiness to others, we cannot stop it from coming to us also. To get joy, we must give it, and to keep joy, we must scatter it. . -John Templeton.