A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness. Elsa Schiaparelli
I am happy as happiness goes, for a woman who has so many memories and who lives the lonely life of an actress. Lillie Langtry
Lucky that man whose children make his happiness in life and not his grief, the anguished disappointment of his hopes. Euripedes
There is a set of religious, or rather moral, writings which teach that virtue is the certain road to happiness, and vice to misery in this world. A very wholesome and comfortable doctrine, and to which we have but one objection, namely, that it is not true. Francois Fenelon
America has believed that in differentiation, not in uniformity, lies the path of progress. It acted on this belief it has advanced human happiness, and it has prospered. Louis D. Brandeis
Remember the rights of the savage, as we call him. Remember that the happiness of his humble home, remember that the sanctity of life in the hill villages of Afghanistan, among the winter snows, is as inviolable in the eye of Almighty God, as can be your own. William E. Gladstone
There is no happiness for people at the expense of other people. Anwar Sadat
It is the personality of the mistress that the home expresses. Men are forever guests in our homes, no matter how much happiness they may find there. Elsie de Wolfe
I try to stress to my children that buying something never leads to true happiness. Harlan Coben
Getting married, for me, was the best thing I ever did. I was suddenly beset with an immense sense of release, that we have something more important than our separate selves, and that is the marriage. There's immense happiness that can come from working towards that. Nick Cave
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
I will always stay close to all compatriots, and share together the happiness and suffering. Norodom Sihamoni
All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast. John Gunther
My idea of perfect happiness is a healthy family, peace between nations, and all the critics die. David Mamet
The gratification of desire is not happiness. Daisaku Ikeda
Happiness is a choice. You can choose to be happy. There's going to be stress in life, but it's your choice whether you let it affect you or not. Valerie Bertinelli
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
That is happiness to be dissolved into something complete and great. Willa Cather