“I had rather have a fool make me merry, than experience make me sad.”
“Many search for happiness as we look for a hat we wear on our heads.”
“The thirst after happiness is never extinguished in the heart of man.”
“That is happiness: to be dissolved into something complete and great.”
“The hardest habit of all to break is the terrible habit of happiness.”
“Happiness is not a state to arrive at, rather, a manner of traveling.”
“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”
“Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.”
“No burden is so heavy for a man to bear as a succession of happy days.”
“If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time.”
“Happiness in the present is only shattered by comparison with the past.”
“A person will be just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
“All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse, and a good wife.”
“Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalized.”
“It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.”
“Happiness comes when we test our skills towards some meaningful purpose.”
“The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage.”
“Happiness is the light on the water. The water is cold and dark and deep.”
“What happiness is there which is not purchased with more or less of pain?”
“The human spirit needs to accomplish, to achieve, to triumph to be happy.”
“Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit.”
“To live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy.”
“Happy were men if they but understood There is no safety but in doing good”
“Like swimming, riding, writing, or playing golf, happiness can be learned.”
“A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy and nothing can stop him.”
“A good way I know to find happiness, is to not bore a hole to fit the plug.”
“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.”
“Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind.”
“Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact.”
“Some of us might find happiness if we quit struggling so desperately for it.”