Pastoral Resources

Since every man desires happiness, it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment.

Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path of humility and self-control, and he will be indifferent, or even actively resentful.

Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness.

If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem.

Happiness is the reward we get for living to the highest right we know.

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.

The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others.

One's happiness depends less on what he knows than on what he feels.

There is no excellence without labor. One cannot dream oneself into either usefulness or happiness.

Lots of people I know have bootlegged tapes of performances and if they play it I will be transported back sometimes with happiness, sometimes with horror.

Completeness? Happiness? These words don't come close to describing my emotions. There truly is nothing I can say to capture what motherhood means to me, particularly given my medical history.

He who avoids complaint invites happiness.

Suspicion is far more to be wrong than right; more often unjust than just. It is no friend to virtue, and always an enemy to happiness.

Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit.

We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We are never as bad off or as happy as we say we are.

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.

You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace.

Protect your health. Without it you face a serious handicap for success and happiness.

Happiness is the real sense of fulfillment that comes from hard work.

Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open.