"Happiness consists more in conveniences of pleasure that occur every day than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom." — Benjamin Franklin

• Don't rely on outside sources for happiness — not people, nor things

• You must actively do what it takes to make yourself happy — before you can help others

"It isn't what you have — or who you are — or where you are — or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about." — Dale Carnegie

"The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage." — Carrie Jones

"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions." — Dalai Lama

"We can't control the world. We can only (barely) control our own reactions to it. Happiness is largely a choice, not a right or entitlement." — David C Hill