Quotes about happiness
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William Shakespeare1564–1616Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act I, Scene I, spoken by LeonatoIn contextSilence is the perfectest herald of joy: I were but little happy, if I could say how much.
William Shakespeare1564–1616Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act II, Scene I, spoken by ClaudioIn contextNo, sure, my lord, my mother cried; but then there was a star danced, and under that was I born.
William Shakespeare1564–1616Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act II, Scene I, spoken by BeatriceIn context- William Shakespeare1564–1616Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act IV, Scene I, spoken by FriarIn context
No profit grows where is no pleasure ta’en;
In brief, sir, study what you most affect.William Shakespeare1564–1616The Taming of the Shrew (c. 1591), Act I, Scene I, spoken by TranioIn context- William Shakespeare1564–1616The Winter’s Tale (c. 1611), Act IV, Scene III, spoken by AutolycusIn context
George Bernard Shaw1856–1950Candida, Act I (1898)
Sydney Smith1771–1845Lady Holland’s Memoir (1855), Vol. I, ch. 6, “Of Friendship”, p. 178Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
