“Happiness, as is evident, depends partly upon external circumstances and partly upon oneself.”
“The greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.”
“I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances. a”
“Whether a belief is considered to be a delusion or not depends partly upon the intensity with which it is defended, and partly upon the numbers of people subscribing to it.”
“Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.”
“The greatest part of our happiness depends on our dispositions, not our circumstances.”