"The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past." ― Andre Maurois Topic(s): Happiness More From Andre Maurois "A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises." "Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the recollection of his or her life a work of art and an unfaithful record." "A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day." More In Happiness "Sometimes even to live is an act of courage."― Lucius Annaeus Seneca "But my happiness in this world – my level of peace – is never going to be dictated by acting."― Chris Evans "My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations."― Michael J. Fox