I've only a talent for happiness an' good company.

SOAME JENYNS From AN ESSAY ON VIRTUE Were once these maxims fixed, that God's our friend, Virtue our good, and happiness our end.

"How, messire, hath Roger babbled to thee?" "Babbled?" quoth Sir Benedict, shaking his head, "nay, Roger is no babbler of secret matters, for many do ken of thy love, Beltaneand I am thy friend, so is thy happiness my happiness.

There's things 'bout bein' just a boy That ain't all happiness an' joy, But I suppose I've got to stand My share o' trouble in this land, An' I ain't kickin' muchbut, say, The worst of parents is that they Don't realize just how they spoil

Can there he happiness without virtue, peace without integrity?

"I didn' spec nothin' out of freedom 'ceptin' peace an' happiness an' the right to go my way as I pleased.