I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.

I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.

Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.

Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.

Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get.

Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get.

Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor.

Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor.

To the right, books; to the left, a tea-cup. In front of me, the fireplace; behind me, the post. There read more

To the right, books; to the left, a tea-cup. In front of me, the fireplace; behind me, the post. There is no greater happiness than this.

Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.

Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.

If you can look back on your life with contentment, you have one of man's most precious gifts -- a read more

If you can look back on your life with contentment, you have one of man's most precious gifts -- a selective memory.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

It is right to be contented with what we have, never with what we are.

It is right to be contented with what we have, never with what we are.