"Happiness depends upon ourselves...." - Quote by Aristotle

“Rightness in our choice of an end is secured by [Moral] Virtue.”

“Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness.”

“There are, then, these three means of effecting persuasion. The man who is to be in command of them must, it is clear, be able (1) to reason logically, (2) to understand human character and goodness in their various forms, and (3) to understand the emotions--that is, to name them and describe them, to know their causes and the way in which they are excited.”

“When a man thinks happily, he finds no foot-track in the field he traverses. All spontaneous thought is irrespective of all else.”

“I'm not happy all the time, and I wouldn't want to be because that would make me a shallow person. But I do try to find the good in everybody.”

“The way to choose happiness is to follow what is right and real and the truth for you.”

“Our country is great because it is built on principles of self-reliance, opportunity, innovation, and compassion for others.”

“If you cannot find peace in yourself, it is useless to look for it elsewhere.”

“Valor consists in the power of self-recovery, so that a man cannot have his flank turned, cannot be out-generalled, but put him where you will, he stands.”