"The happiness of this life depends less on what befalls you than the way in which you take it." ― Elbert Hubbard Topic(s): Happiness Tags: happiness More From Elbert Hubbard "Never explain – your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway." "The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher." "It may happen sometimes that a long debate becomes the cause of a longer friendship. Commonly, those who dispute with one another at last agree." More In Happiness "The principles we live by, in business and in social life, are the most important part of happiness."― Harry Harrison "If you can measure success in this business based on happiness alone I feel like I’ve hit the lottery."― Justin Long "Desire is individual. Happiness is common."― Julian Casablancas