“I have now reigned above fifty years in victory or peace, beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, respected by my allies. Riches and honors, power and pleasure, have awaited my call, nor does any earthly blessing seem to have been wanting … I have diligently numbered the days of pure and genuine happiness that have fallen to my lot; they amount to fourteen.” — Abd-Al-Rahman

“It’s pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed.” — Kin Hubbard

“It is neither wealth nor splendor, but tranquility and occupation, which give happiness.” — Thomas Jefferson

“Joy has nothing to do with material things, or with a man’s outward circumstance … a man living in the lap of luxury can be wretched, and a man in the depths of poverty can overflow with joy.” — William Barclay

“Money, or even power, can never yield happiness unless it be accompanied by the goodwill of others.” — B.C. Forbes

“The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.” — F.H. Bradley

“Success can also cause misery. The trick is not to be surprised when you discover it doesn’t bring you all the happiness and answers you thought it would.” — Prince

“No social system will bring us happiness, health and prosperity unless it is inspired by something greater than materialism.” — Clement R. Attlee

“Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity.” — Aristotle

“The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.” — Epictetus

“Happiness depends, as Nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose.” — William Cowper

“There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.” — Logan Pearsall Smith

“In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.” — Oscar Wilde

“A life of frustration is inevitable for any coach whose main enjoyment is winning.” — Chuck Noll

“Money is human happiness in the abstract; he, then, who is no longer capable of enjoying human happiness in the concrete devotes himself utterly to money.” — Arthur Schopenhauer

“Those who have easy, cheerful attitudes tend to be happier than those with less pleasant temperaments regardless of money, ‘making it’ or success.” — Dr. Joyce Brothers

“Money, or even power, can never yield happiness unless it be accompanied by the goodwill of others.” — B.C. Forbes

“Few rich men own their own property. Their property owns them.” — Robert G. Ingersoll