for thought…

in favour:

• “Happiness depends upon ourselves.”
  Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC)
• “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
  Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948)
• “Remember that happiness is a way of travel – not a destination.”
  Roy M. Goodman

against:

• “A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.”
  Anatole France (1844 – 1924)
• “To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.”
  Gustave Flaubert (1821 – 1880)