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" There is no dramatic difference in happiness on the part of people who are wealthy. "

Deborah Norville

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" Democracy rests upon two pillars: one, the principle that all men are equally entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; and the other, the conviction that such equal opportunity will most advance civilization. "

Louis D. Brandeis

" Happiness is a monstrosity! Punished are those who seek it. "

Gustave Flaubert

" I say to my children, the reason that marriage - and having children - is so important is that it stops you thinking about yourself. The way to happiness is to give yourself to others and to think of others before you think of yourself. "

" Now an infinite happiness cannot be purchased by any price less than that which is infinite in value; and infinity of merit can only result from a nature that is infinitely divine or perfect. "

" I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it. "

" To apply Kim Jong Il's patriotism means to thoroughly materialize the General's intentions and desires for the prosperity of the country and the happiness of all generations to come and to carry on all work for achieving the prosperity of the country in the way he did. "

" The Divine of the Lord in heaven is love, for the reason that love is receptive of all things of heaven, such as peace, intelligence, wisdom and happiness. "

Emanuel Swedenborg

" Genuine happiness can only be achieved when we transform our way of life from the unthinking pursuit of pleasure to one committed to enriching our inner lives, when we focus on 'being more' rather than simply having more. "

" I try to have a very optimistic outlook on life. I try not to take anything too seriously. I try to - and I do - find a ton of joy and happiness in my life, and I think that helps you stay youthful. "

" I've been blessed, acne never knocked on my door. I think I look pretty darn good. "

Deborah Norville

" There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness, and no virtue like mercy. "

" How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do, and of all they are willing to endure. "

" We must exercise ourselves in the things which bring happiness, since, if that be present, we have everything, and, if that be absent, all our actions are directed toward attaining it. "

" Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence. "

" Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think. "

" I have discovered the secret of happiness - it is work, either with the hands or the head. The moment I have something to do, the draughts are open and my chimney draws, and I am happy. "

" Everyday interactions we have with other people are definitely contagious, in terms of happiness. "

Nicholas A. Christakis

" I learned that people everywhere are basically the same and have similar goals that we do. They want health and happiness and the opportunity to provide for their families. "

" Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it makes some virtues impracticable, and others extremely difficult. "

" Good clothing is a passport to happiness. "

Yves Saint Laurent

" Happiness isn't a fortune in a cookie. It's deeper, wider, funnier, and more transporting than that. "

" Well, there are two kinds of happiness, grounded and ungrounded. Ungrounded happiness is cheesy and not based on reality. Grounded happiness is informed happiness based on the knowledge that the world sometimes sucks, but even then you have to believe in yourself. "

" Whenever you choose power over love, you will never find true happiness. "

Karen Salmansohn

" I think a child may be the only thing that could give me true happiness. "

" The more each nation contributes to world society from the wealth of its own aptitudes, its own race, and its own traditions, the greater the future development and happiness of mankind will be. "

Ernesto Teodoro Moneta

" Happiness is just another of the tricks that our genetic system plays on us to carry out its only role, which is the survival of the species. "

" There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will. "

" It is in his knowledge that man has found his greatness and his happiness, the high superiority which he holds over the other animals who inhabit the earth with him, and consequently no ignorance is probably without loss to him, no error without evil. "

" 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. "

" What we call happiness in the strictest sense comes from the (preferably sudden) satisfaction of needs which have been dammed up to a high degree. "