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.

When one is happy there is no time to be fatigued; being happy engrosses the whole attention.

When one is happy there is no time to be fatigued; being happy engrosses the whole attention.

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.

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.

Happiness is realizing that nothing is too important.

Happiness is realizing that nothing is too important.

There is something curiously boring about somebody else's happiness.

There is something curiously boring about somebody else's happiness.

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.

Happiness comes when you believe in what you are doing, know what you are doing, and love what you are read more

Happiness comes when you believe in what you are doing, know what you are doing, and love what you are doing.

But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and
the life he leads?

But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and
the life he leads?