“Happiness is good health and a bad memory.”

“What is happiness? It depends on two assets, which fortunately I have. They are good health and a short memory.”

“One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.”

“I’ve decided to be happy because it is good for my health.”

“When it comes to memories, the good and the bad never balance.”

“Luck must be dealt with like health: enjoy it when it is good, be patient when it is bad.”

“Nostalgia, as always, had wiped away bad memories and magnified the good ones.”

“Drunkenness is the vice of a good constitution or of a bad memory—of a constitution so treacherously good that it never bends till it breaks; or of a memory that recollects the pleasures of getting intoxicated, but forgets the pains of getting sober.”

“To be stupid, and selfish, and to have good health are the three requirements for happiness - though if stupidity is lacking, the others are useless.”

“To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.”