The happiness of the domestic fireside is the first boon of Heaven; and it is well it is so, since read more

The happiness of the domestic fireside is the first boon of Heaven; and it is well it is so, since it is that which is the lot of the mass of mankind.

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she read more

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.

Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling and enduring and accomplishing.

Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling and enduring and accomplishing.

Happiness is not best achieved by those who seek it directly.

Happiness is not best achieved by those who seek it directly.

The greatest happiness of life it the conviction that we are loved - loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in read more

The greatest happiness of life it the conviction that we are loved - loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves. -Victor Hugo.

Happiness is not in our circumstance but in ourselves. It is not something we see, like a rainbow, or feel, read more

Happiness is not in our circumstance but in ourselves. It is not something we see, like a rainbow, or feel, like the heat of a fire. Happiness is something we are

Happiness is like a kiss. You must share it to enjoy it.

Happiness is like a kiss. You must share it to enjoy it.

A sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier times.

A sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier times.

If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier that other read more

If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier that other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are.