“The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for themselves
“Life does not agree with philosophy: There is no happiness that is not idleness, and only what is useless is pleasurable
“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
“If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God
“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder
“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
“I have discovered the secret of happiness - it is work, either with the hands or the head. The moment I have something to do, the draughts are open and my chimney draws, and I am happy
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome
“The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful
“How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do, and of all they are willing to endure.