Happiness

Happiness consumes itself like a flame. It cannot burn for ever, it must go out, and the presentiment of its end destroys it at its very peak.
August Strindberg
Happiness
End
Happiness comes when we test our skills towards some meaningful purpose.
John Stossel
Happiness
Purpose
Alas! if the principles of contentment are not within us, the height of station and worldly grandeur will as soon add a cubit to a man's stature as to his happiness.
Laurence Sterne
Happiness
Contentment
Man
Principles
Will
A wise woman never yields by appointment. It should always be an unforeseen happiness.
Stendhal
Happiness
Woman
Power, after love, is the first source of happiness.
Stendhal
Happiness
Love
Power
First
To describe happiness is to diminish it.
Stendhal
Happiness
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do.
Freya Stark
Happiness
The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action.
Madame de Stael
Happiness
Feelings
Action
It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.
Charles Spurgeon
Happiness
Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.
Benjamin Spock
Happiness
Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.
Baruch Spinoza
Happiness
Virtue
Reward
All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.
Baruch Spinoza
Happiness
Love
Quality
Unhappiness
Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources.
Herbert Spencer
Happiness
Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence.
Sydney Smith
Happiness
Life
Love
Existence
A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.
Sydney Smith
Health
Happiness
Conscience