"Alas! if the principles of contentment are not within us, the height of station and worldly grandeur will as soon add a cubit to a man's stature as to his happiness"

"Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling"

"The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom"

"Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result"

"Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness"

"Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action"

"Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it"

"The rays of happiness, like those of light, are colorless when unbroken"

"Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances"

"It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive"

"Happiness does not consist in pastimes and amusements but in virtuous activities"