“The wretched and the miserable would rise to plenty of joy and happiness.”

“Most people would rather be certain they're miserable, than risk being happy.”

“Joy may be a miser,
But Sorrow’s purse is free.”

“Faith is the consolation of the wretched and the terror of the happy.”

“You wanted happiness, I can’t blame you for that, and maybe a mouth sounds idiotic when it blathers on about joy but tell me you love this, tell me you’re not miserable.”

“All who joy would win
Must share it -- Happiness was born a twin.”

“If Germans are happy it means everyone else is miserable.”

“Career has given me a lot of happiness and I’ve fallen in love with it. Of course, there is joy in fame, but there are plenty of difficult periods to endure as well. It’s not unusual to feel down or stressed, but I use those as motivators to remain steadfast and look ahead.”

“It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.”

“Children at once accept joy and happiness with quick familiarity, being themselves naturally all happiness and joy.”