“True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions
“Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
“Why not seize the pleasure at once? How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!
“You say you have thousands of my days; but I have thousands of moments, in which I can be merry and happy
“There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice
“At the door of every happy person there should be a man with a hammer whose knock would serve as a constant reminder of the existence of unfortunate people
“Happy is he who still loves something he loved in the nursery: He has not been broken in two by time; he is not two men, but one, and he has saved not only his soul but his life
“A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him