Those who claim to have had happy lives seem to be silly fools.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Only a fool expects to be happy all the time.
Only fools live in the past or carry envy to the present.
Most people would rather be certain they're miserable, than risk being happy.
Some people just aren't meant to be happy.
I have known healthy, wealthy people who were depressed, and people with critical illnesses who could honestly attest to joy.
To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.
My life has been a whole series of accidents, some of them happy, some not.
Any fool can be happy. What I'm interested in is satisfaction. There's got to be more to life than just being happy. You've got to be fulfilled. You've got to be satisfied; philosophically satisfied is what I mean.
I think anyone who's perfectly happy isn't particularly funny.
Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.