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A man who suffers or stresses before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary

A man without mirth is like wagon without springs, in which one is caused disagreeably to jolt by every pebble over which it turns.

Ambition makes the same mistake concerning power that avarice makes concerning wealth. She begins by accumulating power as a means to happiness, and she finishes by continuing to accumulate it as an end.

A million tomorrows shall all pass away 'ere I forget all the joy that is mine, today.

A mind always employed is always happy. This is the true secret, the grand recipe, for felicity.

A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe.

Amusement is the happiness of those who cannot think.

A multitude of small delights constitute happiness

An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness. No reward coming after the event can compare with the sweet reward that went with it.

An absent friend gives us friendly company when we are well assured of his happiness.

An angry father is most cruel towards himself.

Ancient Egyptians believed that upon death they would be asked two questions and their answers would determine whether they could continue their journey in the afterlife. The first question was, 'Did you bring joy?' The second was, 'Did you find joy?

And History will smile to think that this is the species for which Socrates and Jesus Christ died.

And I sort of look at us as two of the luckiest guys [Bill Gates the other] on the planet because we found what we loved to do and we were at the right place at the right time and we've gotten to go to work every day with super bright people for 30 years and do what we love doing.

And isn't that, at it's core, what the princess fantasy is about for all of us? "Princess" is how we tell little girls that they are special, precious. "Princess" is the wish that we could protect them from pain, that they would never know sorrow, that they will live happily ever after ensconces in lace and innocence.

And lastly from that period I remember riding in a taxi one afternoon between very tall buildings under a mauve and rosy sky; I began to bawl because I had everything I wanted and knew I would never be so happy again.

And keep a sense of humor. It doesn't mean you have to tell jokes. If you can't think of anything else, when you're my age, take off your clothes and walk in front of a mirror. I guarantee you'll get a laugh.

And of all illumination which human reason can give, none is comparable to the discovery of what we are, our nature, our obligations, what happiness we are capable of, and what are the means of attaining it.

And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

And that," put in the Director sententiously, "that is the secret of happiness and virtue — liking what you've got to do. All conditioning aims at that: making people like their unescapable social destiny.

And then comes unhappiness, and one does not become unhappy either. One says, 'A black cloud passing. I am the witness, the watcher.'

And that third dimension brings bliss. Bliss is without any opposite to it. It is serene, tranquil, cool. It is ecstasy without any excitement.

And there was, in those Ipswich years, for me at least, a raw educational component; though I used to score well in academic tests, I seemed to know very little of how the world worked and was truly grateful for instruction, whether it was how to stroke a backhand, mix a martini, use a wallpaper steamer, or do the Twist. My wife, too, seemed willing to learn. Old as we must have looked to our children, we were still taking lessons, in how to be grown-up.

And the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through tears.

And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh.

A note of caution: We can never achieve goals that envy sets for us. Looking at your friends and wishing you had what they had is a waste of precious energy. Because we are all unique, what makes another happy may do the opposite for you. That's why advice is nice but often disappointing when heeded.

An optimist sees the oportunity in every difficulty.

An order of government, established by such an all-wise, powerful being, must be good and perfect, and must be calculated to promote the permanent peace, happiness, and well-being of all his subjects

Anthropologists have found evidence of romantic love in 170 societies. They've never found a society that did not have it.

Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.

Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound ought and six, result misery.

An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with.

An utterly fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward.

Anybody who thinks money will make you happy, hasn't got money.

Any kind of novelty or excitement drives up dopamine in the brain, and dopamine is associated with romantic love.

Anyone who knows history, particularly the history of Europe, will, I think, recognize that the domination of education or of government by any one particular religious faith is never a happy arrangement for the people.

Anything in life that we don't accept will simply make trouble for us until we make peace with it.

any pursuit of happiness contrary to the common good is doomed to failure.

Anything one does every day is important and imposing and anywhere one lives is interesting and beautiful.

Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.

Anyone who tells you money can't buy happiness never had any.

Any ordinary man can...surround himself with two thousand books...and thenceforward have at least one place in the world in which it is possible to be happy.

A person can either do something in order to be happy, or... a person can start the day by simply deciding to BE happy and the things that person will do will automatically reflect that.

A person is never happy till their vague strivings has itself marked out its proper limitations.

A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.

A person who's happy will make others happy; a person who has courage and faith will never die in misery

A person starts to live when he can live outside himself.

A perverse temper and fretful disposition will make any state of life whatsoever unhappy.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.