There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.

It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.

Human felicity is produced not as much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen as by little advantages that occur every day.

The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.

The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself.