Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.

He is the happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.

To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.

Nothing will content him who is not content with a little.

Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit.

The pleasures of the world are deceitful; they promise more than they give. They trouble us in seeking them, they do not satisfy us when possessing them, and they make us despair in losing them.

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

It is neither wealth nor splendor, but tranquility and occupation, that gives happiness.

The first condition of happiness is a clear conscience.

Kasser has conducted a variety of studies that found people who are "time affluent" are happier than those who are materially affluent. "Time-affluent people had more time to spend engaged in activities focused on personal growth, friends, and family and contributing to community" -- all essential factors in happiness, he explains.