One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature shall not be broken.

Money is human happiness in the abstract he then who is no longer capable of enjoying human happiness in the concrete devotes himself utterly to money.

Happiness is beneficial for the body but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.

The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.

There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery.

The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open.

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved loved for ourselves or rather in spite of ourselves.

Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action.

The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible.

The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile.

The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .

It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing or in disbelieving it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe.

Happiness is a ball after which we run wherever it rolls and we push it with our feet when it stops.

The happiness and peace attained by those satisfied by the nectar of spiritual tranquillity is not attained by greedy persons restlessly moving here and there.

Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.

We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other's happiness not by each other's misery.

Wealth like happiness is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product of providing a useful service.

Happiness is a butterfly which when pursued is always just beyond your grasp but which if you will sit down quietly may alight upon you.

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get.

Our object in the construction of the state is the greatest happiness of the whole and not that of any one class.

The word 'happiness' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.

Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.

Life is essentially a cheat and its conditions are those of defeat the redeeming things are not happiness and pleasure but the deeper satisfactions that come out of struggle.

Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness.