Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.

Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.

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.

If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.

If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.

Contentment is, after all, simply refined indolence.

Contentment is, after all, simply refined indolence.

You can't stop loving or wanting to love because when its right, it's the best thing in the world. When read more

You can't stop loving or wanting to love because when its right, it's the best thing in the world. When you're in a relationship and it's good, even if nothing else in your life is right, you feel like your whole world is complete.

Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead.

Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead.

One should either be sad or joyful. Contentment is a warm sty for eaters and sleepers.

One should either be sad or joyful. Contentment is a warm sty for eaters and sleepers.

Contentment is a pearl of great price, and whoever procures it at the expense of ten thousand desires makes a read more

Contentment is a pearl of great price, and whoever procures it at the expense of ten thousand desires makes a wise and a happy purchase

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.