It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.

It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.

The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it read more

The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be

Happiness is the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a mad and lamentable experience.

Happiness is the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a mad and lamentable experience.

Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and others.

Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and others.

Dance as though no one is watching you. Love as though you have never been hurt before. Sing as though read more

Dance as though no one is watching you. Love as though you have never been hurt before. Sing as though no one can hear you. Live as though heaven is on earth.

But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?

But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?

One's happiness depends less on what he knows than on what he feels.

One's happiness depends less on what he knows than on what he feels.

My imagination can picture no fairer happiness than to continue living for art.

My imagination can picture no fairer happiness than to continue living for art.

Happiness consists in activity; such as the constitution of our nature; it is a running stream, and not a stagnant read more

Happiness consists in activity; such as the constitution of our nature; it is a running stream, and not a stagnant pool.