People are terrible predictors of what will bring them happiness. We think this or that and with a little time and perspective we see that the object sought did not bring happiness but increased stress. Or maybe we see it was the chase that brought happiness or something so simple like a sugar cube.

What brings you happiness? What brings satisfaction? Are the two related?

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.  –Albert Schweitzer

We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.  –Anne Frank

Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.  Franklin D. Roosevelt

Many people have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.  –Helen Keller

That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest.  –Henry David Thoreau

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.  –Denis Waitley