"Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind." ― Alice Meynell Topic(s): Happiness More From Alice Meynell "Spirit of place! It is for this we travel, to surprise its subtlety; and where it is a strong and dominant angel, that place, seen once, abides entire in the memory with all its own accidents, its habits, its breath, its name." "Our fathers valued change for the sake of its results; we value it in the act." "The sense of humor has other things to do than to make itself conspicuous in the act of laughter." More In Happiness "Happiness is a very small desk and a very big wastebasket."― Robert Orben "Musicians are probably the most uncomfortable people in themselves in the world. Happiness, I think, only exists when you’re a child and once you go past 11, unfortunately it’s gone."― Andrea Corr "The slave may be happy, but happiness is not enough."― Herbert Read