Happiness

“All our discontents about what we want appeared to me to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have.”

“Business for me is not work – it’s more like a sport, and always fun.”

“I may say that it was there that I spent the happiest years of my infancy and of my early youth.”

“The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.”

“I think it's the only time in my life I feel right.”

“Of course I like life!”

“The happiness of the household depends on a good householder, the happiness of soldiers depends on a good commander, and the happiness of a sailing ship depends on a good helmsman.”

“If you get greedy you have to continue to be greedier and greedier to be happy—it never ends.”

“The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination.”

“The fundamental spirit of Chinese culture is the harmony and moderation of ideas and desires.”

“There was a deep consciousness that I was fully cleansed and that my poor heart was flooded with joy unspeakable, and full of glory.”

“Samotność jest fantastyczna!”

“I think of myself as informing people and trying to persuade them because I think it will be awesome for them.”

“I'm a very fortunate man.”

“Through both material and spiritual prosperity, humankind should be able to achieve a peaceful and happy life.”

“The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.”

“Fans have a far richer life than ordinary people understand.”

“He said that he would like to be reborn as a wrestler — the sport had given him some of the best moments of his life.”

“We need balance in life.”

“Jestem w jakimś sensie uosobieniem optymizmu, ale na scenie, nie w życiu prywatnym.”