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The secret of happiness is something to do.

Through a long and painful process, I've learned that happiness is an inside job - not based on anything or anyone in the outer material world. I've become a different and better person - not perfect, but still a work in progress.

The secret of happiness is: Find something more important than you are and dedicate your life to it.

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.

The less I work, the happier I am. I discovered that, as most people discover at some point.

The secret to life is finding joy in ordinary things. I'm interested in happiness.

The first person who ever told me that happiness was work was this manic-depressive artist I knew when I was in my 20s. I was like, 'What are you talking about? Happiness just happens. That's even the root of that word. How could it be work?'

The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.

I was looking for something to make me happy, and once I realised what I actually had, then I found success.

The secret of happiness is the determination to be happy always, rather than wait for outer circumstances to make one happy.