Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them. ~ Leo Tolstoy

Happiness is a sunbeam, which may pass through a thousand bosoms without losing a particle of its original ray; nay, when it strikes on a kindred heart, like the converged light on a mirror; it reflects itself with redoubled brightness. It is not perfected till it is shared. ~ Jane Porter

Why not seize the pleasure at once? How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation? ~ Jane Austen

Happiness? That’s nothing more than health and a poor memory. ~ Albert Schweitzer

Happiness lies in the consciousness we have of it. ~ George Sand

Happiness is a how, not a what; a talent, not an object. ~ Hermann Hesse

True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new. ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Getting what you go after is success; but liking it while you are getting it is happiness. ~ Bertha Damon

True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. ~ Helen Keller

Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length. ~ Robert Frost

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