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If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem.
Richard Bachborn 1936Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977)
Any heart turned Godward feels more joy
In one short hour of prayer, than e’er was raised
By all the feasts of earth since its foundation.
Philip James Bailey1816–1902Festus (1839)
- Prayer
The cruel law of life is that a solved problem creates two new problems, and the best prescription for happy living is not to solve any more problems than you have to.
Russell Baker1925–2019“The Big Problem Binge,” The New York Times (1965-03-18)
Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves.
J. M. Barrie1860–1937
I’m youth, I’m joy, I’m a little bird that has broken out of the egg.
J. M. Barrie1860–1937Peter Pan (1904), Act V
- Youth
“All the same,” said the Scarecrow, “I shall ask for brains instead of a heart; for a fool would not know what to do with a heart if he had one.”
“I shall take the heart,” returned the Tin Woodman; “for brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world.”
L. Frank Baum1856–1919The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), Chapter VIn context
- Intelligence
- Love
Self-knowledge is no guarantee of happiness, but it is on the side of happiness and can supply the courage to fight for it.
Simone de Beauvoir1908–1986Force of Circumstances Vol. III (1963) as translated by Richard Howard (1968)
- Knowledge
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
Henry Ward Beecher1813–1887
Priestley was the first (unless it was Beccaria) who taught my lips to pronounce this sacred truth — that the greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation.
Jeremy Bentham1748–1832“Extracts from Bentham’s Commonplace Book”, in Collected Works, x, p. 142
- Morality
Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
The Bible (King James Version)Psalms (1611), Psalm 30:5 (KJV)In context
- Hope
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
The Bible (King James Version)Proverbs 17:22 (KJV)In context
- Health
Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
The Bible (King James Version)The Gospel of Luke (1611), Luke 12:19 (KJV)In context
- Food
This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
The Bible (King James Version)Psalms (1611), Psalm 118:24 (KJV)In context
- God
Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
The Bible (King James Version)Psalms (1611), Psalm 37:4 (KJV)In context
- God
Happiness, n. An agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.
Ambrose Bierce1842–1914The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)
- Comedy