Horace

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you.

The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor.

What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.

It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.

Pale death with an impartial foot knocks at the hovels of the poor and the palaces of king.

It is when I struggle to be brief that I become obscure.

Let’s make ourselves happy

I’ve found happiness in my work, but not in my private life. I had to take from my private life to make my public life successful. I had to make a lot of sacrifices. I was happy in Cardiff. I had a great time. Every Thursday there was a factory club; darts, dancing. I was happy until success entered my life, and then it was all downhill. Success spoilt me. It took away my happiness. My success became a barrier with my family. They couldn’t relate to me, and I couldn’t relate to them.

When I hold you in my arms and I feel my finger on your trigger I know no one can do me no harm because happiness is a warm gun.

Be happy; without reason.

If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours.

If only we’d stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time.

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.

The key to being happy is knowing you have the power to choose what to except and what to let go.

While I am opposed to all orthodox creeds, I have a creed myself; and my creed is this. Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so. This creed is somewhat short, but it is long enough for this life, strong enough for this world. If there is another world, when we get there we can make another creed.

The unhappiest man on earth is the one who has nothing to do.

Happiness is a continuation of happenings which are not resisted.

Pursue whatever it is that you want to do with your life. It is the only secret to happiness that I know except for maybe true love, that and maybe having the amazing health insurance plan that our congressmen have.

Happiness cannot be travel to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.

If you’re going to be able to look back on something and laugh about it, you might as well laugh about it now.

Happiness is not a goal…it’s a by-product of a life well lived.