Man never thinks himself happy, but when he enjoys those things which others want or desire.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness.
No man is happy but by comparison.
Man's real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so.
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities.
He who has no wish to be happier is the happiest of men.
Happiness lies so far from man, but he must begin by daring to will it.
There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means - either may do - the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier.
Man is most happy, when his own actions are arguments and examples of his virtue.
A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy and nothing can stop him.