"Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul." ― Democritus Topic(s): Happiness More From Democritus "Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry." "Men should strive to think much and know little." "Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss." More In Happiness "Fame is indeed beautiful and benign and gentle and satisfying, but happiness is something at once tender and brilliant beyond all things."― Mary MacLane "It is now possible to quantify people’s levels of happiness pretty accurately by asking them, by observation, and by measuring electrical activity in the brain, in degrees from terrible pain to sublime joy."― Polly Toynbee "It was physically difficult, adjusting to wheelchair life, but I remember a great relief and happiness that I was finally getting somewhere, finding musicians to work with that were sympathetic."― Robert Wyatt