“We are never so happy, nor so unhappy, as we suppose ourselves to be.” ~La Rochefoucauld
“Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” ~Abraham Lincoln
“Happiness is like a butterfly. The more you chase it and chase it directly, the more it eludes you; but if you sit quietly and busy yourself with other things, it will come and light upon your shoulder.” ~Old Chinese Proverb
“Man is the artificer of his own happiness.” ~Henry David Thoreau
“The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile.” ~Bertrand Russell
“Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can cal today his own; he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow, do thy worst, for I have lived today.” ~John Dryden
“We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.” ~George Bernard Shaw
When people encounter failure, they must believe that success is still obtainable—and then take steps to ensure it happens. Moreover, whenever they encounter unhappiness, they must not lose hope but remember, as William Cowper once said, The darkest day, lived till tomorrow, will have passed away.
