Famous Quotes

"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 on Happiness

More quotes about Happiness

• "Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open."

  John Barrymore on Happiness

• "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."

  Dalai Lama on Happiness

• "Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be."

  Abraham Lincoln on Happiness

• "I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition."

  Martha Washington on Happiness

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

  Mahatma Gandhi on Happiness

More quotes by John Burroughs

• "To me - old age is always ten years older than I am."

• "If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that alone which is verifiable, the old theology must go."

• "To me - old age is always ten years older than I am."

• "A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else."

• "A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying."