It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.
-Thomas Jefferson
Quotations
Happiness
Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get.
-W. P. Kinsella
If you can have everything at fifty that you wanted when you were fifteen, you're happy.
-Alfred Bester
"The Stars My Destination"
Children are happy because they don't have a file in their minds called ‘All The Things That Could Go Wrong’.
-Marianne Williamson
I never understood the point of being sad when I could choose to be happy.
-Megan McCafferty
"Second Helpings"
Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness.
-George Bernard Shaw
Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.
-Andy Rooney
Unhappiness is bondage; therefore, happiness is freedom.
-Lauren Oliver
"Delirium"
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.
-Bertrand Russell
The difference between love and happiness is that those who talk about love tend to be in love, but those who talk about happiness tend to be not happy.
-Nassim Nicholas Taleb
