Alas! if the principles of contentment are not within us, the height of station and worldly grandeur will as soon add a cubit to a man’s stature as to his happiness. less than 1 minute read
Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose. less than 1 minute read
We are built to conquer environment, solve problems, achieve goals, and we find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve. less than 1 minute read
Oh, if I had been loved at the age of seventeen, what an idiot I would be today. Happiness is like smallpox: if you catch it too soon, it can completely ruin your constitution. less than 1 minute read
One mustn’t ask apple trees for oranges, France for sun, women for love, life for happiness. less than 1 minute read
Just stop for a minute and you’ll realize you’re happy just being. I think it’s the pursuit that screws up happiness. If we drop the pursuit, it’s right here. less than 1 minute read
Success is getting and achieving what you want. Happiness is wanting and being content with what you get. less than 1 minute read
I saw that all beings are fated to happiness: action is not life, but a way of wasting some force, an enervation. Morality is the weakness of the brain. less than 1 minute read
