Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of
darkness, and the word happy would lose its
meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It
is far better take things as they come along
with patience and equanimity.
-- Carl Jung
1875-1961, Swiss
Psychiatrist
In
theory there is a possibility of perfect
happiness: To believe in the indestructible
element within one, and not to strive towards
it.
-- Franz Kafka
1883-1924, German
Novelist, Short-Story Writer
It
is not God's will merely that we should be
happy, but that we should make ourselves happy
-- Immanuel Kant
1724-1804, German
Philosopher
Many people have the wrong idea of what
constitutes true happiness. It is not attained
through self-gratification, but through fidelity
to a worthy purpose.
-- Helen Keller
1880-1968,
American Blind/Deaf Author, Lecturer, Amorist