“Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.”

“Happiness is like coke — something you get as a by-product in the process of making something else.”

“For of course some sort of general idea they must have, if they were to do their work intelligently-though as little of one, if they were to be good and happy members of society, as possible. For particulars, as every one knows, makes for virtues and happiness;generalities are intellectually necessary evils. Not philosophers, but fret-sawyers and stamp collectors compose the backbone of society.”

“For particulars, as everyone knows, make for virtue and happiness; generalities are intellectually necessary evils. Not philosophers but fretsawyers and stamp collectors compose the backbone of society.”

“Happiness is a hard master--particularly other people's happiness. A much harder master, if one isn't conditioned to accept it unquestionably, than truth.”

“Those who believe that they are exclusively in the right are generally those who achieve something.”

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