"Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character." ― George Santayana Topic(s): Happiness Tags: basis, character More From George Santayana "Each religion, by the help of more or less myth, which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method of fortifying the human soul and enabling it to make its peace with its destiny." "The lover knows much more about absolute good and universal beauty than any logician or theologian, unless the latter, too, be lovers in disguise." "Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are." More In Happiness "Happiness: a way station between too little and too much."― Channing Pollock "Happiness is dependent on self-discipline. We are the biggest obstacles to our own happiness. It is much easier to do battle with society and with others than to fight our own nature."― Dennis Prager "The writing is all done, so it’s all about verbalizing everything from point A to point B, and certainly there’s a bit of politics involved, so it’s a different thing."― Lindsey Buckingham