"If you hope for happiness in the world, hope for it from God, and not from the world"

"Hope is nature's veil for hiding truth's nakedness"

"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"

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

"Love, hope, fear, faith - these make humanity; These are its sign and note and character"

"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"