Some pursue happiness - others create it.

Some pursue happiness - others create it.

If solid happiness we prize,
Within our breast this jewel lies,
And they are fools who roam;
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If solid happiness we prize,
Within our breast this jewel lies,
And they are fools who roam;
The world has nothing to bestow,
From our own selves our bliss must flow,
And that dear hut,--our home.

Happiness is not the absence of problems but the ability to deal with them.

Happiness is not the absence of problems but the ability to deal with them.

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.

Happiness isn't a static thing; it's the quest for happiness that allows us to think we're happy, while we continue read more

Happiness isn't a static thing; it's the quest for happiness that allows us to think we're happy, while we continue to search for more.

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.]

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.

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.

Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love.

Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love.