Ayn Rand Life without death and happiness without misery are contradiction and neither can be found alone, because each of them is a different manifestation of the same thing. Swami Vivekananda Do not lose joy in life as you grow old in years. Zarathushtra Seek your happiness in the happiness of all. Zarathushtra Happiness presents itself to man, wearing the crown of sorrow on its head. He who welcomes it must also welcome sorrow.
Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles. Washington Irving Cheerfulness and contentment are great beautifiers, and are famous preservers of youthful looks. The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved. Happiness is not having what you want.