The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892) English poet

(Spurious)

Frequently attributed to Tennyson, but found as early as in D. E. Macdonnel, A Dictionary of Quotations, in Most Frequent Use, (1809) translated from French: "Le bonheur de l'homme en cette vi ne consiste pas á être sans passions: il consiste à en être le maître."