Happiness is possible only when one is busy. The body must toil, the mind must be occupied, and the heart read more

Happiness is possible only when one is busy. The body must toil, the mind must be occupied, and the heart must be satisfied. Those who do good as opportunity offers are sowing seed all the time, and they need not doubt the harvest.

The message from the hedge-leaves,
Heed it, whoso thou art;
Under lowly eaves
Lives read more

The message from the hedge-leaves,
Heed it, whoso thou art;
Under lowly eaves
Lives the happy heart.

Don't rely on someone else for your happiness and self worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you read more

Don't rely on someone else for your happiness and self worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can't love and respect yourself - no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are - completely; the good and the bad - and make changes as YOU see fit - not because you think someone else wants you to be different.

The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.

The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.

'Twas a jolly old pedagogue, long ago,
Tall and slender, and sallow and dry;
His form was read more

'Twas a jolly old pedagogue, long ago,
Tall and slender, and sallow and dry;
His form was bent, and his gait was slow,
His long thin hair was white as snow,
But a wonderful twinkle shone in his eye.
And he sang every night as he went to bed,
"Let us be happy down here below:
The living should live, though the dead be dead."
Said the jolly old pedagogue long ago.

The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what read more

The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong.

Many search for happiness as we look for a hat we wear on our heads.

Many search for happiness as we look for a hat we wear on our heads.

It is not the place, nor the condition, but the mind alone that can make anyone happy or miserable.

It is not the place, nor the condition, but the mind alone that can make anyone happy or miserable.

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

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