"Happiness is a monstrosity! Punished are those who seek it." ― Gustave Flaubert Topic(s): Happiness Tags: happiness, monstrosity, punished More From Gustave Flaubert "I believe that if one always looked at the skies, one would end up with wings." "Everything one invents is true, you may be perfectly sure of that. Poetry is as precise as geometry." "Success is a consequence and must not be a goal." More In Happiness "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 "Just stop for a minute and you’ll realize you’re happy just being. I think it’s the pursuit that screws up happiness. If we drop the pursuit, it’s right here."― James Hillman "The happiness of one’s own heart alone cannot satisfy the soul; one must try to include, as necessary to one’s own happiness, the happiness of others."― Paramahansa Yogananda