“Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is at their heels.”

“A person obsessed with the need to be happy will never be so. The obsession is the obstruction. He does not really seek happiness, rather he seeks for a condition which matches his personal idea regarding the nature of happiness. But happiness is not a mere idea, for one idea will always have competition from another idea. The is why the unhappy man chases for ever from one attraction to another. Happiness will come when he stops chasing, that is, when he stops thinking that an idea about happiness is the same as happiness. A man enjoying the sunshine does so without analysing it.”

“After a good, successful torture, she was as happy as I ever saw her. I guess everyone needed a hobby.”

“We can summarize utilitarianism thus: Happiness is what matters, and everyone's happiness counts the same. This doesn't mean that everyone gets to be equally happy, but it does mean that no one's happiness is inherently more valuable than anyone else's.”

“The thing everyone should realize is that the key to happiness is being happy for yourself and yourself.”

“Everybody strains after happiness, and the result is that nobody's happy.”

“Everyone deserves a happy ending.”

“Everyone was polite; no one was happy.”

“Notice the people
who
are happy for your happiness
and
sad for your sadness.
They
are
the
ones
who deserve a special place
in your heart.”

“Those who run after happiness will never be happy. Happiness is something that has to come to the fore from within.”