The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.

It’s better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone.

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and oftentimes we call a man cold, when he is only sad.

Happiness is a quality of the soul, not a function of one's material circumstances.

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.

There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.

Seek not, my soul, the life of the immortals; but enjoy to the full resources that are within thy reach.

If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want.

Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations.

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.

Surely human affairs would be far happier if the power in men to be silent were the same as that to speak. But experience more than sufficiently teaches that men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues.