Lao Tan said, “I was letting my mind wander in the beginning of things.”
“What does this mean?” asked Confucius. Lao Tan said, “It means to attain Perfect Beauty and wander in Perfect Happiness. He who attains Perfect Beauty and wanders in Perfect Happiness may be called the Perfect Man.”
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.
-Epictetus
There are those who give with joy and that joy is their reward.
-Khalil Gibran
The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.
-Karl Marx
The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible.
-Bertrand Russell
The first recipe for happiness is: Avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
-André Maurois
The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness.
-William Saroyan
"My Heart's in the Highlands"
I'm not happy but I'm not unhappy about it.
-Alan Bennett
"The History Boys"
Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open.
-John Barrymore
Happy are those who mourn; God will comfort them.
-Jesus Christ
