The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

Patience is the key to contentment.

Patience is the key to contentment.

Contentment is a pearl of great price, and whoever procures it at the expense of ten thousand desires makes a read more

Contentment is a pearl of great price, and whoever procures it at the expense of ten thousand desires makes a wise and a happy purchase

Try to be like the turtle -- at ease in your own shell.

Try to be like the turtle -- at ease in your own shell.

Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead.

Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead.

That which makes people dissatisfied with their condition, is the chimerical idea they form of the happiness of others.

That which makes people dissatisfied with their condition, is the chimerical idea they form of the happiness of others.

Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.

Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.

Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy.

Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy.

Restlessness and discontent are the necessities of progress.

Restlessness and discontent are the necessities of progress.