Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.

Henry David Thoreau

I have learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances.

Martha Washington

The supreme happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved

Victor Hugo

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

A well-spent day brings happy sleep.

Leonardo Da Vinci

The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for.

Joseph Addison