To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.

One mustn't ask apple trees for oranges, France for sun, women for love, life for happiness.

Oh, if I had been loved at the age of seventeen, what an idiot I would be today. Happiness is like smallpox: if you catch it too soon, it can completely ruin your constitution.

Happiness is a monstrosity! Punished are those who seek it.

To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.