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But she is happiest alone. She is happiest alone.
— Oscar Wilde
They must often change who would remain constant in happiness and wisdom.
— Confucius
Knowing it does not compare with loving it; loving it does not compare with delighting in it.
— Confucius
I got what I needed instead of what I wanted and that's just about the best kind of luck you can have.
— Cormac McCarthy
And that would be my life. And I would be happy.
— Cormac McCarthy
He toasted his bacon on a fork and caught the drops of fat on his bread; then he put the rasher on his thick slice of bread, and cut off chunks with a clasp-knife, poured his tea into his saucer, and was happy.
— DH Lawrence
Lemon trees, like Italians, seem to be happiest when they are touching one another
— DH Lawrence
So long as you don't feel life's paltry, and a miserable business, the rest doesn't matter, happiness or unhappiness.
— DH Lawrence
A good deed, said the prophet Mohammed, is one that brings a smile of joy to the face of another. Why will doing a good deed every day produce such astounding efforts on the doer? Because trying to please others will cause us to stop thinking of ourselves: the very thing that produces worry and fear and melancholia.
— Dale Carnegie
You'll never achieve real success unless you like what you're doing.
— Dale Carnegie
Relaxation and Recreation The most relaxing recreating forces are a healthy religion, sleep, music, and laughter. Have faith in God—learn to sleep well— Love good music—see the funny side of life— And health and happiness will be yours.
— Dale Carnegie
If we are so contemptibly selfish that we can't radiate a little happiness and pass on a bit of honest appreciation without trying to get something out of the other person in return — if our souls are no bigger than sour crab apples, we shall meet with the failure we so richly deserve.
— Dale Carnegie