I am about to be married and am of course in all the misery of a man in pursuit of happiness.

The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.

The white man's happiness cannot be purchased by the black man's misery.

Doing nothing is happiness for children and misery for old men.

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

We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other's happiness not by each other's misery.

Choose your life's mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 percent of all your happiness or misery.

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

Happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.

Money can't buy happiness but it can make you awfully comfortable while you're being miserable.