“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.”
“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.”
“Some of us might find happiness if we quit struggling so desperately for it.”
“If we cannot live so as to be happy, let us so live as to deserve happiness.”
“Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible.”
“Happiness is a hard thing because it is achieved only by making others happy.”
“It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is.”
“Know then this truth, enough for man to know virtue alone is happiness below.”
“Our happiness in this world depends on the affections we are able to inspire.”
“Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.”
“Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.”
“To be happy is not the purpose of our being rather it is to deserve happiness.”
“Happiness consists in activity -- it is a running stream, not a stagnant pool.”
“It's not a question of happiness, it's a requirement. Consider the alternative.”
“If you cannot renounce the world the genius of happiness will never salute you.”
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”