Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.
I'd rather be unhappy than have the sort of false, lying happiness you were having here. John in Brave New World (1932)
Our Ford himself did a great deal to shift the emphasis from truth and beauty to comfort and happiness. Mass production demanded the shift. Universal happiness keeps the wheels steadily turning; truth and beauty can't. Mustapha Mond in Brave New World (1932)