One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.
Maria Montessori

I have discovered the secret of happiness - it is work, either with the hands or the head. The moment I have something to do, the draughts are open and my chimney draws, and I am happy.
John Burroughs

The secret of happiness is something to do.
John Burroughs

I am deeply convinced that happiness does not exist in this world.
Taylor Caldwell

Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.
Baltasar Gracian

The happiness of one's own heart alone cannot satisfy the soul; one must try to include, as necessary to one's own happiness, the happiness of others.
Paramahansa Yogananda

Life finds its purpose and fulfillment in the expansion of happiness.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery.
Dante Alighieri

Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one's identity as a being of worth and dignity.
Rollo May

Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
Democritus

The ultimate end of education is happiness or a good human life, a life enriched by the possession of every kind of good, by the enjoyment of every type of satisfaction.
Mortimer Adler

Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.
Zhuangzi

I'd learned how much happiness money can bring you. Very little.
Rick Pitino

Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness.
Abdul Kalam

I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up pursuing happiness, or cared to live until I chose to die. For these two discoveries I am beholden to Jesus.
Malcolm Muggeridge

The pursuit of happiness, which American citizens are obliged to undertake, tends to involve them in trying to perpetuate the moods, tastes and aptitudes of youth.
Malcolm Muggeridge

When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
Arthur Ashe

Maturity - among other things, the unclouded happiness of the child at play, who takes it for granted that he is at one with his play-mates.
Dag Hammarskjold

The Bluebird of Happiness long absent from his life, Ned is visited by the Chicken of Depression.
Gary Larson

No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change.
Barbara de Angelis