- Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own. H. Jackson Brown, Jr. - Happiness radiates like the fragrance from a flower and draws all good things towards you. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi - Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. Franklin D. Roosevelt - Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. Mahatma Gandhi - I get way too much happiness from good food. Elizabeth Olsen - Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony. Thomas Merton - Bride: A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her. Ambrose Bierce - If you want to be happy, be. Leo Tolstoy - Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory. Albert Schweitzer