Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose. – William Cowper
Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose. – William Cowper
War is a game which were their subjects wise, kings would not play at. – William Cowper
When I was a little kid, all I wanted to do was to escape what I thought was the country and get to a city. Probably film and television had influenced me so much, I really thought the key to happiness was living a very artificial life in a penthouse in New York with martini glasses. – Tom Ford