"Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is." ~Maxim Gorky
"Happiness and confidence are the prettiest things you can wear." ~Taylor Swift
"Happiness as more as you share it with others as more happy you will be." ~Jeckov Kanani
"Happiness blooms in the presence of self-respect and the absence of ego. Love yourself. Love everyone around you. Love everyone in the whole world. Know that your own life is of infinite importance, as is every other life." ~Jonathan Lockwood Huie
"Happiness calls out responsive gladness in others. There is enough sadness in the world without yours ... never doubt the excellence and permanence of what is yet to be. Join the great company of those who make the barren places of life fruitful with kindness." ~Helen Keller
"Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, when one only remembers to turn on the light." ~Steve Kloves (aka Albus Dumbledore)
"Happiness can only be achieved by looking inward and learning to enjoy whatever life has and this requires transforming greed into gratitude." ~Anon
"Happiness cannot be far behind a grateful heart and a peaceful mind." ~Tao & Zen
"Happiness cannot be travelled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude." ~Denis Waitley (1933-)
"Happiness cannot come from without. It must come from within. It is not what we see and touch or that which others do for us which makes us happy; it is that which we think and feel and do, first for the other fellow and then for ourselves." ~Helen Keller (1880-1968)
"Happiness comes more easily when you feel good about yourself. Learn to value yourself, which means: Fight for your Happiness. Make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness. Remember: Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude." ~Anon
"Happiness comes more from loving than being loved; and often when our affection seems wounded it is only our vanity bleeding. To love, and to be hurt often, and to love." ~Anon
"Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed" ~Jameson
"Happiness comes when we stop complaining about the troubles we have, and say Thanks God for the troubles we don't have." ~Anon
"Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous." ~Marie Rutkoski
"Happiness depends upon ourselves." ~Aristotle
"Happiness doesn’t depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude." ~Dale Carnegie
"Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them." ~Count Leo Tolstoy
"Happiness doesn't depend on the size of things you own." ~Michael Duobinski
"Happiness does not have to be deserved, earned, worked for or paid for; it simply has to be accepted." ~Robert Holden
"Happiness flutters in the air whilst we rest among the breaths of nature." ~Kelly Sheaffer
"Happiness has everything to do with love, acceptance and gratitude, and nothing to do with regrets, worry and judgments." ~Dr. Arayeh
"Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower." ~Anon
“Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.” ~Ernest Hemingway
"Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance." ~Jane Austen (1775-1817)
"Happiness in your life begins and ends within your heart." ~Doe Zantamata
"Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always beyond your grasp, but which if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you." ~Nathaniel Hawthorne
"HAPPINESS is a choice. We all seem to be chasing it. It starts with us! True happiness is a gift that we give to ourselves, but it is also a gift that we pass to others. True happiness radiates from us and affects those around us…so the gift just keeps on giving! Every moment of the day there's a chance to create it. How? By the little and simplest ways. Doing things that we love, for our self and for others - nurtures and fulfills our soul. There will always be times of sadness in our life, we can't escape that, however, being optimistic with our thoughts at times like these we will bounce back from adversity. Most of all, be generous with your time, your compassion and your heart.” ~Angie Karan Krezos
"Happiness is a deep sense of serenity and fulfillment." ~Matthieu Ricard
"Happiness is a direction, not a place." ~Sydney J. Harris
"Happiness is a function of accepting what is." ~Werner Erhard
"Happiness is a grateful spirit, an optimistic attitude, and a heart full of love." ~Dainere Anthoney
"Happiness is a habit – cultivate it." ~Elbert Hubbard
"Happiness is a matter of choice. It is a positive attitude that we consciously choose to express. It is not a gift that gets delivered to our doorstep each morning, nor does it come flying in through the window. The pursuit of happiness is an inward journey. Our minds are like programs, awaiting the code that will determine our behavior — like bank vaults awaiting our deposits. If we regularly deposit positive, encouraging, and uplifting thoughts, we will find that there is much to rejoice about." ~Anon
"Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Happiness is a risk. If you’re not a little scared, then you’re not doing it right.” ~Sarah Addison Allen
"Happiness is about being at peace with yourself. It is about feeling fulfilled. It is about acceptance and generosity and enjoying whatever you are doing." ~David Leonhardt
"Happiness is all about being comfortable with where we are heading, safe in the knowledge that good things are on their way." ~David Leonhardt
"Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same. ~Francesca Reigle
"Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind." ~Marcel Proust
"Happiness is feeling the wind on my face as I run downhill." ~Roby Roxanne
"Happiness is found in loving the truth in people." ~Robert Holden
"Happiness is found, when we give without asking something in return." ~From the heart
"Happiness is in your ability to love others." ~Leo Tolstoy
“Happiness is like a page of every hundred pages in the book called Life in sorrow. So, if you're sad then turn those happiness pages and make yourself feel good.” ~Anon
"Happiness is like jam, you can't spread even a little without getting some on yourself." ~Vern McLellan
"Happiness is like potato salad, when shared with others, its a picnic." ~John Mason
"Happiness is all about being at one with all that has passed, appreciating those experienced we have lived, valuing what has come our way." ~David Leonhardt
"Happiness is all about living for the moment, living in the present, enjoying all that is around you." ~David Leonhardt
"Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure, nor this thing nor that, but simply growth." ~W.B. Yeats
"Happiness is never far away if you stay close to your values and your ethics." ~Robert Holden
"Happiness is never found outside of us. It is not found in possessions or wealth. Happiness is always and only found within us. It is a state of mind." ~Fearless Soul
"Happiness is not a goal; it is a byproduct. For what keeps our interest in life and makes us look forward to tomorrow is giving pleasure to other people." ~Eleanor Roosevelt
"Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony." ~Thomas Merton
"Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling." ~Magaret Lee Runbeck
"Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but imagination." ~Immanuel Kant
"Happiness is not easy to come by, it is hard to find it within ourselves, and impossible to find it anywhere else." ~Nicholas Chamfort
"Happiness is not in things; happiness is in you." ~Robert Holden
"Happiness is not perfected until it is sheltered." ~Jane Porter
"Happiness is not the absence of problems, it's the ability to deal with them." ~Anon
"Happiness is often the result of being too busy to be miserable." ~Anonymous
"Happiness is only possible with true love. True love has the power to heal and transform the situation around us and bring a deep meaning to our lives. There are people who understand the nature of true love and how to generate and nurture it. The teachings on love given by the Buddha are clear, scientific, and applicable. Every one of us can benefit from these teachings." ~Thich Nhat Hann
"Happiness is part of who we are. Joy is the feeling." ~Tony DeLiso
"Happiness is pleasure without regrets." ~Leo Tolstoy
"Happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don't even remember leaving open." ~Rose Lane
"Happiness is something that even a billionaire’s money can't buy." ~Lionel Ketchian
"Happiness is the ability to move forward, knowing the future will be better than the past. Today I choose to be happy!" ~Anon
"Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness." ~Zhuangzi
"Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, you strive for it, insist upon it and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings." ~Elizabeth Gilbert
"Happiness is the experience of mind when there is no presence of fear." ~Michael Kewley
"Happiness is the sound of the ocean, palm trees, the privilege of traveling for work, observing people in love." ~B.L.T.
"Happiness is the natural flower of duty." ~Phillips Brooks
"Happiness is the new rich. Inner peace is the new success. Health is the new wealth. Kindness is the new cool." ~Power of Positivity
"Happiness is the settling of the soul into it's most appropriate spot." ~Aristotle
"Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude." ~Dennis Waitley"Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open." ~John Barrymore
"Happiness is there for the taking - and making." ~Oprah
"Happiness is to take up the struggle in the midst of the raging storm and not to pluck the lute in the moonlight or recite poetry among the blossoms." ~Ding Ling
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." ~Mahatma Gandhi
"Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside." ~Ramana Maharshi
"Happiness, it seems to me, consists of two things: first, in being where you belong, and second-and best- in comfortably going through everyday life, that is, having had a good night's sleep and not being hurt by new shoes." ~Theodor Fontane (1819-1898)
"Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length." ~Robert Frost
"Happiness never decreases by being shared." ~Buddha
"Happiness never lays its finger on its pulse." ~Adam Smith
"Happiness, not in another place, but this place ...not for another hour, but this hour." ~Walt Whitman
“Happiness radiates like the fragrance from a flower and draws all good things towards you.” ~Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
"Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul." ~Democritus
"Happiness seems made to be shared. [Fr., Le bonheur semble fait pour etre partage.]" ~Pierre Corneille on Happiness
(Also authored by Jean Rancine? - from A Token of Friendship 1987)
“Happiness, ultimately, is always measured in the contents of our hearts.” ~Anon
“Happiness was different in childhood. It was so much then a matter simply of accumulation, of taking things - new experiences, new emotions - and applying them like so many polished tiles to what would someday be the marvelously finished pavilion of the self.” -John Banville, The Sea
“Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.” ~Anon
RELATED QUOTES:
"Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action." Benjamin Disraeli ((1804-1881)
"Ah, happiness courts the light, so we deem the world is gay, but misery hides aloof, so we deem that misery there is none." ~from "Bartleby, the Scrivener" (1853) by Herman Melville (1819-91)
"Align with your bliss, and your abundance will follow." ~Emmanuel Dagher
"All beings seek for happiness; so let your compassion extend itself to all." ~Mahavamsa
"All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast." ~John Gunther
"Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul." ~Democritus
"Happiness seems made to be shared. [Fr., Le bonheur semble fait pour etre partage.]" ~Pierre Corneille on Happiness
(Also authored by Jean Rancine? - from A Token of Friendship 1987)
“Happiness, ultimately, is always measured in the contents of our hearts.” ~Anon
“Happiness was different in childhood. It was so much then a matter simply of accumulation, of taking things - new experiences, new emotions - and applying them like so many polished tiles to what would someday be the marvelously finished pavilion of the self.” -John Banville, The Sea
“Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.” ~Anon
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RELATED QUOTES:
"Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action." Benjamin Disraeli ((1804-1881)
"Ah, happiness courts the light, so we deem the world is gay, but misery hides aloof, so we deem that misery there is none." ~from "Bartleby, the Scrivener" (1853) by Herman Melville (1819-91)
"Align with your bliss, and your abundance will follow." ~Emmanuel Dagher
"All beings seek for happiness; so let your compassion extend itself to all." ~Mahavamsa
"All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast." ~John Gunther
“All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.” ~Andrew Delbanco
"All who would win joy, must share it; happiness was born a twin." ~Lord Byron
"All who would win joy, must share it; happiness was born a twin." ~Lord Byron
"Anything you're good at contributes to happiness." ~Bertrand Russell
"As soon as you honor the present moment, all unhappiness and struggle dissolve, and life begins to flow with joy and ease." ~Eckhart Tolle
"Behind all this, some great happiness is hiding." ~Yehuda Amichai
"Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections." ~Anon
"But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?" ~Albert Camus (1913-1960)
"Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket--keep it in your own." ~Anon
"Don't think that happiness will be possible only when conditions around you become perfect. Happiness lies in your own heart. You only need to practice mindful breathing for a few seconds and you’ll be happy right away." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Each happiness of yesterday is a memory for tomorrow." ~George W. Douglas
"Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it." ~Jacques Prevert
"Experience has shown me that the greatest inner tranquillity comes from developing love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being. Cultivating a close, warm-hearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. It helps remove our fears and insecurities and gives us strength to face obstacles - it is the ultimate source of success in life." ~Dalai Lama
"Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity, but in doing it." ~Greg Anderson
"For as long as you overlook the joy of your own true nature, no amount of satisfaction or pleasure will fulfill you." ~Robert Holden
"GOD's happiness is a gift for simple hearted." ~Semplice Abbondanza
"Gratitude begins in our hearts and then dovetails into behaviour. It almost always makes you willing to be of service, which is where the joy resides." ~AnnE Lamott
"Growth itself contains the germ of happiness." ~Pearl S. Buck
"Happy are those who take things day by day, complain very little, and are thankful for the little things in life. ~Anon
"As soon as you honor the present moment, all unhappiness and struggle dissolve, and life begins to flow with joy and ease." ~Eckhart Tolle
"Behind all this, some great happiness is hiding." ~Yehuda Amichai
"Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections." ~Anon
"But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?" ~Albert Camus (1913-1960)
"Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket--keep it in your own." ~Anon
"Don't think that happiness will be possible only when conditions around you become perfect. Happiness lies in your own heart. You only need to practice mindful breathing for a few seconds and you’ll be happy right away." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Each happiness of yesterday is a memory for tomorrow." ~George W. Douglas
"Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it." ~Jacques Prevert
"Experience has shown me that the greatest inner tranquillity comes from developing love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being. Cultivating a close, warm-hearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. It helps remove our fears and insecurities and gives us strength to face obstacles - it is the ultimate source of success in life." ~Dalai Lama
"Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity, but in doing it." ~Greg Anderson
"For as long as you overlook the joy of your own true nature, no amount of satisfaction or pleasure will fulfill you." ~Robert Holden
"GOD's happiness is a gift for simple hearted." ~Semplice Abbondanza
"Gratitude begins in our hearts and then dovetails into behaviour. It almost always makes you willing to be of service, which is where the joy resides." ~AnnE Lamott
"Growth itself contains the germ of happiness." ~Pearl S. Buck
"Happy are those who take things day by day, complain very little, and are thankful for the little things in life. ~Anon
“Having more joy does not necessarily require a life overhaul—you may just need to create more space in your life for moments of joy.” ~Debrena Jackson Gandy
"He who is really happy, in palace or in a cottage, in riches or in poverty, for he has discovered the fountain of happiness which is situated in his own heart. As long as a person has not found that fountain, nothing will give him real happiness." ~Hazrat Inayat Khan
"How rich a country is has nothing to do with happiness." ~Thomas Kuegler, Finding Tom
"I know well that happiness is in little things." ~John Ruskin
"I spent too many years putting somebody else happiness before my own so if you see me enjoying my life, let me." ~The Purple Flower
"I wake up every morning with a great desire to live joyfully." ~Anna Howard Shaw
"If only we'd stop trying to be happy we'd have a pretty good time." ~Edith Wharton (1826-1937)
"If you want others to be happy, practise compassion. If you want to be happy, practise compassion." ~Tenzin Gyatzo (1935 -)
"If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes." ~Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919)
"If you want to find happiness, find gratitude." ~Steve Maraboli
"I'm a firm believer that happiness makes people prettier. It's a noticeable glow." ~Memories
"In our daily lives, we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but the gratefulness that makes us happy." ~Albert Clarke
“It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving, it consists in professing to believe what one does not believe.” ~Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason, 1794
"It's not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and to make your happiness a priority. It's necessary." ~Mandy Hale
"It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it." ~Amelia Barr
"It is only possible to live happily ever after on a daily basis." ~Margaret Bonanno
"It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is." ~Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466-1536)
"He who is really happy, in palace or in a cottage, in riches or in poverty, for he has discovered the fountain of happiness which is situated in his own heart. As long as a person has not found that fountain, nothing will give him real happiness." ~Hazrat Inayat Khan
"How rich a country is has nothing to do with happiness." ~Thomas Kuegler, Finding Tom
"I know well that happiness is in little things." ~John Ruskin
"I spent too many years putting somebody else happiness before my own so if you see me enjoying my life, let me." ~The Purple Flower
"I wake up every morning with a great desire to live joyfully." ~Anna Howard Shaw
"If only we'd stop trying to be happy we'd have a pretty good time." ~Edith Wharton (1826-1937)
"If you want others to be happy, practise compassion. If you want to be happy, practise compassion." ~Tenzin Gyatzo (1935 -)
"If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes." ~Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919)
"If you want to find happiness, find gratitude." ~Steve Maraboli
"I'm a firm believer that happiness makes people prettier. It's a noticeable glow." ~Memories
"In our daily lives, we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but the gratefulness that makes us happy." ~Albert Clarke
“It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving, it consists in professing to believe what one does not believe.” ~Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason, 1794
"It's not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and to make your happiness a priority. It's necessary." ~Mandy Hale
"It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it." ~Amelia Barr
"It is only possible to live happily ever after on a daily basis." ~Margaret Bonanno
"It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is." ~Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466-1536)
"Joy can be real only if people look upon their life as a service and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness." ~Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910)
"Joy is an energy that can help you maintain optimism, so that you see opportunities instead of overwhelm." ~Breathing Happiness
"Joy is of the will which labours, which overcomes obstacles, which knows triumph." ~William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 - 28 January 1939)
"Joy is an energy that can help you maintain optimism, so that you see opportunities instead of overwhelm." ~Breathing Happiness
"Joy is of the will which labours, which overcomes obstacles, which knows triumph." ~William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 - 28 January 1939)
"Joy is one of nature's greatest medicines. Joy is always healthy. A pleasant state of mind tends to bring abnormal conditions back to normal." ~Catherine Ponder
"Joy is the best makeup." ~Anne Lamott
"Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and intelligence aglow." ~Helen Keller
"Joy is the will which labors, which overcomes obstacles, which knows triumph." ~William Butler Yeats
"JOY is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are." ~Marianne Williamson
"Kind thoughts will bring harmony and happiness that money cannot buy that deepens as the passing years go by." ~Maurice Ware, 17 December 2013
"Kindness is the secret path to happiness." ~ A.D. Williams
"Knowing I am the source of my happiness, I choose to be happy now." ~from Anna Taylor
"Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.” ~Anon from Trust Your Journey
"Laughing lowers stress hormones and strengthens the immune system by releasing health-enhancing hormones." ~FACTS/Twitter
"Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face." ~Victor Hugo
"Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, and dreams are forever." - Walt Disney
"Learn to write your pains on the sand where winds of joy can erase it away. Curve your happiness on the stone where even rain cannot dare to wash it away. Pain will give us more strength and the pain is part of growing up. It's how we learn." ~Anon
"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." ~Marcel Proust (1871-1922)
"Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety, or possessions - we can never be free." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Look for happiness in little things and live a large life." ~A.D. Williams
"Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own." ~Robert A. Heinlein
"Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot had enough happiness provided for it." ~Fyodor Dostoevsky
"Many search for happiness as we look for a hat we wear on our heads." ~Nikolaus Lenus
"Most of the happiness in this world consists in possessing what others can't get." ~Josh Billings
"Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." ~Abraham Lincoln
"Most true happiness comes from one's inner life, from the disposition of the mind and soul. Admittedly, a good inner life is difficult to achieve, especially in these trying times. It takes reflection and contemplation and self-discipline." ~William L Shirer
"Much more happiness is to be found in the world than gloomy eyes discover." ~Friedrich Nietzsche
"My happiness isn't dependent on anyone else's." ~Byron Katie
"My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet, I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am I doing right?" ~Charles Schulz (1922-2000)
"Nothing gives me as much joy as the sailing boat of my silent heart." ~Rumi
"Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy." ~Guillaume Apollinaire
"One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory." ~Rita Mae Brown
"One of the keys to happiness is knowing you can't be great in everything but you can be awesome in something." ~Anon (via George Daniel Anos)
"One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats." ~Iris Murdoch
"Our smile affirms our awareness and determination to live in peace and joy. The source of a true smile is an awakened mind." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Part of happiness is knowing your sadness." ~Sierra McGill
"People say that money is not the key to happiness, but I always figured if you have enough money, you can have a key made." ~Joan Rivers (1933-)
"People spend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idle dreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill the emptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed to search was within." ~Ramona Landerson (1887-1949)
"Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success and love. It will all come back to you in abundance. This is the law of nature." ~Steve Maraboli
"Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." ~Abraham Lincoln
"Most true happiness comes from one's inner life, from the disposition of the mind and soul. Admittedly, a good inner life is difficult to achieve, especially in these trying times. It takes reflection and contemplation and self-discipline." ~William L Shirer
"Much more happiness is to be found in the world than gloomy eyes discover." ~Friedrich Nietzsche
"My happiness isn't dependent on anyone else's." ~Byron Katie
"My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet, I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am I doing right?" ~Charles Schulz (1922-2000)
"Nothing gives me as much joy as the sailing boat of my silent heart." ~Rumi
"Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy." ~Guillaume Apollinaire
"One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory." ~Rita Mae Brown
"One of the keys to happiness is knowing you can't be great in everything but you can be awesome in something." ~Anon (via George Daniel Anos)
"One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats." ~Iris Murdoch
"Our smile affirms our awareness and determination to live in peace and joy. The source of a true smile is an awakened mind." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Part of happiness is knowing your sadness." ~Sierra McGill
"People say that money is not the key to happiness, but I always figured if you have enough money, you can have a key made." ~Joan Rivers (1933-)
"People spend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idle dreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill the emptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed to search was within." ~Ramona Landerson (1887-1949)
"Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success and love. It will all come back to you in abundance. This is the law of nature." ~Steve Maraboli
"Relationships aren't here to make us happy - for true happiness lies within. They're here to make us profoundly conscious. To break us, to humble us, to make us whole again." ~Eckhart Tolle
"Recipe for Happiness:
"Remember this, that very little is needed to make a happy life." ~Marcus Aurelius
"Recipe for Happiness:
Get a container and rinse thoroughly
Add 7 things to be thankful for
Add 3 things to be hopeful for
Take a deep breath and focus on the 10 ingredients while stirring. . . .
Now smile!" ~Bob Williams.
"Remember this, that very little is needed to make a happy life." ~Marcus Aurelius
“Rest, nature, books, music, such is my idea of happiness.” ~Leo Tolstoy
"Satisfaction of one's curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life." ~Dr. Linus Pauling
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.” ~Oscar Wilde
"Some people could be given an entire field of roses and only see the thorns in it. Others could be given a single weed and only see a wildflower in it. Perception is a key component to gratitude. And gratitude a key component to joy." ~Amy Weatherly
"Sometimes that little child comes out when you are having fun or playing, when you feel happy, when you are painting, or writing poetry, or playing the piano, or expressing yourself in some way. These are the happiest moments of your life--when the real you comes out, when you don't care about the past and you don't worry about the future. You are childlike." ~ Don Miguel Ruiz
"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Spontaneity is the natural birthplace of JOY." ~from Gratitude in All
"Stop looking for happiness in the same place you lost it." ~Lessons Learned in Life
"The deepest happiness you can have comes from that capacity to help relieve the suffering of others.' ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved for ourselves, or rather loved in spite of ourselves." ~Victor Hugo
"The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions - the little soon-forgotten charities of a kiss, or a smile, a kind look, or HEARTFELT COMPLIMENT." ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)
"Satisfaction of one's curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life." ~Dr. Linus Pauling
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.” ~Oscar Wilde
"Some people could be given an entire field of roses and only see the thorns in it. Others could be given a single weed and only see a wildflower in it. Perception is a key component to gratitude. And gratitude a key component to joy." ~Amy Weatherly
"Sometimes that little child comes out when you are having fun or playing, when you feel happy, when you are painting, or writing poetry, or playing the piano, or expressing yourself in some way. These are the happiest moments of your life--when the real you comes out, when you don't care about the past and you don't worry about the future. You are childlike." ~ Don Miguel Ruiz
"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Spontaneity is the natural birthplace of JOY." ~from Gratitude in All
"Stop looking for happiness in the same place you lost it." ~Lessons Learned in Life
"The deepest happiness you can have comes from that capacity to help relieve the suffering of others.' ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved for ourselves, or rather loved in spite of ourselves." ~Victor Hugo
"The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions - the little soon-forgotten charities of a kiss, or a smile, a kind look, or HEARTFELT COMPLIMENT." ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)
"The joy that’s inherent in music is meant to be shared.” ~RAY CHEN
"The secret of being happy is accepting where you are in life and making the most out of every day." ~Anon
"The source of love is deep in us and we can help others realize a lot of happiness. One word, one action, one thought can reduce another person's suffering and bring that person joy." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"That is happiness; to be dissolved into something complete and great." ~Willa Cather
"The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart." ~Thich Nhat Nanh (1926-)
"The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things." ~Henry Ward Beecher
"The bringers of joy have always been the children of sorrow." ~Hazrat Inayat Khan
"The doors of happiness remain locked. When they are unlocked, they swing open quickly and widely but close right behind them. They must be reopened throughout each day and there is but one key that fits that lock: Gratitude." ~Fawn Weaver
"The secret of being happy is accepting where you are in life and making the most out of every day." ~Anon
"The source of love is deep in us and we can help others realize a lot of happiness. One word, one action, one thought can reduce another person's suffering and bring that person joy." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"That is happiness; to be dissolved into something complete and great." ~Willa Cather
"The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart." ~Thich Nhat Nanh (1926-)
"The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things." ~Henry Ward Beecher
"The bringers of joy have always been the children of sorrow." ~Hazrat Inayat Khan
"The doors of happiness remain locked. When they are unlocked, they swing open quickly and widely but close right behind them. They must be reopened throughout each day and there is but one key that fits that lock: Gratitude." ~Fawn Weaver
"The essence of loving kindness is being able to offer happiness. You can be the sunshine for another person. You can’t offer happiness until you have it for yourself. So build a home inside by accepting yourself and learning to love and heal yourself." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The grand essentials to happiness in this life are: something to do, something to love and something to hope for." ~George Washington Burnap
"The greatest stress in out society is that we've set happiness upon the horizon instead of in our heart. In doing so, we've turned happiness into a race, a chase, and a finish line that we will one day, hopefully, eventually, finally, arrive at." ~Robert Holden
"The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions, - the little, soon-forgotten charities of a kiss, a smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment in the disguise of a playful raillery, and the countless other infinitesimals of pleasant thought and feeling." ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us." ~Ashley Montagu
"The only joy in the world is to begin." ~Cesare Pavese
"The only thing that can bring happiness is waking up from the dream like reality we all live in to the ever lasting bliss of full enlightenment." ~Eric McNeish
"The path to happiness always involves the death of a story line about what we think happiness means." ~Ethan Nichter
"The pleasure which we most rarely experience gives us greatest delight." ~Epictetus
"The process of finding happiness within one's own Self may be difficult and slow but it cannot be found anywhere else." ~Swami Parthasarathy
"The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase, if you pursue happiness you'll never find it." ~C>P> Snow (1905-1980)
“The root of joy is gratefulness.” ~David Steindl-Rast
"The secret of happiness is: Find something more important than you are and dedicate your life to it." ~Dan Dennett
“The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.” ~Thucydides
“The secret of happiness is to live moment by moment and to thank God for what He is sending us every day in His goodness.” ~St. Gianna Beretta Molla
"The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy." ~Henry Ward Beecher
"The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved." ~Victor Hugo
"The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind." ~Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850-1919)
"The way we define happiness is the joy you feel striving toward your potential." ~Shawn Achor
"There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet; but we are shut up to them, and so they bring us nothing, but sit and sing awhile upon the roof, and then fly away." ~Henry Ward Beecher
"There is no duty we so underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world." ~Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)
"There is no happiness without freedom, and freedom is not given to us by anyone. We have to cultivate it ourselves. Freedom from affliction, from fear, and from despair." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved." ~George Sand
"This was a happiness whose other name was home." ~Roger Cohen
"To be happy, use your nose. Every day is rich in smells.... a cliche, sure, but if you got roses, smell 'em." ~Trixie Koontz
"To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness." ~Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)
"To create the life of your dreams, the time has come for you to love You. Focus on Your joy. Do all the things that make You feel good. Love You, inside and out. Everything will change in your life, when you change the inside of you. Allow the Universe to give you every good thing you deserve, by being a magnet to them all. To be a magnet for every single thing you deserve, you must be a magnet of love." ~Rhonda Byrne
“True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one’s self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.” ~Joseph Addison
"True happiness cannot be found in things that change and pass away. Pleasure and pain alternate inexorably. Happiness comes from the Self and can be found in the Self only. Find your real Self and all else will come with it." ~Nisargadatta Maharaj
"True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice." ~Ben Jonson
"True happiness involves the pursuit of worthy goals. Without dreams, without risks, only a trivial semblance of living can be achieved." ~Dan Buettner
"True happiness is not made in getting something. True happiness is becoming something. This can be done by being committed to lofty goals. We cannot become something without commitment." ~Ashton
"True happiness is the acceptance of life as it is given to us, with its diminishment, mystery, uncontrollability, and all." ~Michael Gellert
“Two things prevent us from happiness: living in the past and observing others.” ~Paulo Coelho
"Use those talents you have. You will make it. You will give joy to the world. Take this tip from nature: The woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except those who sang best." ~Bernard Meltzer
"Use your time and your words to spread happiness and joy and see what a difference you can make." ~Phil Parker
"We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same." ~Anne Frank (1929-1945)
"We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognising and appreciating what we do have." ~Frederick Keonig
"What brings joy to the heart is not so much the friend's gift, but the friend's love." ~Aelred of Rievaulx,12th century Monk. (From The Friendship Book: A Thought For Each Day 2014 sent by MPW of Hants).
"What everyone wants from life is continuous and genuine happiness." ~Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677)
"What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life." ~Leo Buscaglia (1924-1998)
"When we take full responsibility of our own happiness, and no longer seek to find it in others, true freedom is found." ~Emmanuel Dagher
"The grand essentials to happiness in this life are: something to do, something to love and something to hope for." ~George Washington Burnap
"The greatest stress in out society is that we've set happiness upon the horizon instead of in our heart. In doing so, we've turned happiness into a race, a chase, and a finish line that we will one day, hopefully, eventually, finally, arrive at." ~Robert Holden
"The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions, - the little, soon-forgotten charities of a kiss, a smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment in the disguise of a playful raillery, and the countless other infinitesimals of pleasant thought and feeling." ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us." ~Ashley Montagu
"The only joy in the world is to begin." ~Cesare Pavese
"The only thing that can bring happiness is waking up from the dream like reality we all live in to the ever lasting bliss of full enlightenment." ~Eric McNeish
"The path to happiness always involves the death of a story line about what we think happiness means." ~Ethan Nichter
"The pleasure which we most rarely experience gives us greatest delight." ~Epictetus
"The process of finding happiness within one's own Self may be difficult and slow but it cannot be found anywhere else." ~Swami Parthasarathy
"The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase, if you pursue happiness you'll never find it." ~C>P> Snow (1905-1980)
“The root of joy is gratefulness.” ~David Steindl-Rast
"The secret of happiness is: Find something more important than you are and dedicate your life to it." ~Dan Dennett
“The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.” ~Thucydides
“The secret of happiness is to live moment by moment and to thank God for what He is sending us every day in His goodness.” ~St. Gianna Beretta Molla
"The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy." ~Henry Ward Beecher
"The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved." ~Victor Hugo
"The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind." ~Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850-1919)
"The way we define happiness is the joy you feel striving toward your potential." ~Shawn Achor
"There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet; but we are shut up to them, and so they bring us nothing, but sit and sing awhile upon the roof, and then fly away." ~Henry Ward Beecher
"There is no duty we so underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world." ~Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)
"There is no happiness without freedom, and freedom is not given to us by anyone. We have to cultivate it ourselves. Freedom from affliction, from fear, and from despair." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved." ~George Sand
"This was a happiness whose other name was home." ~Roger Cohen
"To be happy, use your nose. Every day is rich in smells.... a cliche, sure, but if you got roses, smell 'em." ~Trixie Koontz
"To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness." ~Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)
"To create the life of your dreams, the time has come for you to love You. Focus on Your joy. Do all the things that make You feel good. Love You, inside and out. Everything will change in your life, when you change the inside of you. Allow the Universe to give you every good thing you deserve, by being a magnet to them all. To be a magnet for every single thing you deserve, you must be a magnet of love." ~Rhonda Byrne
“True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one’s self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.” ~Joseph Addison
"True happiness cannot be found in things that change and pass away. Pleasure and pain alternate inexorably. Happiness comes from the Self and can be found in the Self only. Find your real Self and all else will come with it." ~Nisargadatta Maharaj
"True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice." ~Ben Jonson
"True happiness involves the pursuit of worthy goals. Without dreams, without risks, only a trivial semblance of living can be achieved." ~Dan Buettner
"True happiness is not made in getting something. True happiness is becoming something. This can be done by being committed to lofty goals. We cannot become something without commitment." ~Ashton
"True happiness is the acceptance of life as it is given to us, with its diminishment, mystery, uncontrollability, and all." ~Michael Gellert
“Two things prevent us from happiness: living in the past and observing others.” ~Paulo Coelho
"Use those talents you have. You will make it. You will give joy to the world. Take this tip from nature: The woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except those who sang best." ~Bernard Meltzer
"Use your time and your words to spread happiness and joy and see what a difference you can make." ~Phil Parker
"We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same." ~Anne Frank (1929-1945)
"We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognising and appreciating what we do have." ~Frederick Keonig
"What brings joy to the heart is not so much the friend's gift, but the friend's love." ~Aelred of Rievaulx,12th century Monk. (From The Friendship Book: A Thought For Each Day 2014 sent by MPW of Hants).
"What everyone wants from life is continuous and genuine happiness." ~Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677)
"What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life." ~Leo Buscaglia (1924-1998)
"When we take full responsibility of our own happiness, and no longer seek to find it in others, true freedom is found." ~Emmanuel Dagher
"When we walk mindfully our feet are massaging the earth. We sow seeds of joy and happiness with each step. With each step, a flower blooms." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"With an eye made quiet by power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, We see into the life of things." ~William Wordsworth
"You've been through enough. It's time to allow more joy into your life." ~Brendon dot com
'You must understand, I don't have to be happy to be happy.' - Juliette Binoche
"Your happiness depends on people around you and people you love, but peace of mind you alone can cultivate. Never loose your peace of mind even when unhappy." ~Bajju
"Your happiness depends upon your very own thoughts. No one else can think your thoughts for you. Deliberately think thoughts of what you want because they're the thoughts that make you happy." ~Rhonda Byrne
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Five simple rules for happiness:
1- Free your heart from hatred.
2- Free your mind from worries.
3- Live simply.
4- Give more.
5- Expect less.
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"If you let go a little you will have a little happiness.
If you let go a lot you will have a lot of happiness.
If you let go completely you will be free."
~Ajahn Chah
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"In today’s rush, we all think too much - seek too much - want too much - and forget about the joy of just being." ~Eckhart Tolle
"The unhappiness we experience is not so much a result of the difficulties encountered along our journey as it is of our misperception of how life instructs us. We may see a failed relationship as an indictment of our self-worth when it is really a lesson in using better judgment, in valuing ourselves more, in expressing greater appreciation for our partner - lessons to prepare us for a more loving and fulfilling union. If we are passed over for a much-anticipated promotion, it may be just the push we need to get more training or to venture out on our own as an entrepreneur. As we rise to meet the challenges that are a natural part of living, we awaken to our many undiscovered gifts, to our inner power and our purpose." ~Susan L. Taylor
“There's nothing more contagious than the laughter of young children; it doesn't even have to matter what they're laughing about.” ~Criss Jami
"To be happy, one only must be able to confront, which is to say, experience, those things that are. Unhappiness is only this: the inability to confront that which is." -LRH
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"With an eye made quiet by power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, We see into the life of things." ~William Wordsworth
"You've been through enough. It's time to allow more joy into your life." ~Brendon dot com
'You must understand, I don't have to be happy to be happy.' - Juliette Binoche
"Your happiness depends on people around you and people you love, but peace of mind you alone can cultivate. Never loose your peace of mind even when unhappy." ~Bajju
"Your happiness depends upon your very own thoughts. No one else can think your thoughts for you. Deliberately think thoughts of what you want because they're the thoughts that make you happy." ~Rhonda Byrne
Five simple rules for happiness:
1- Free your heart from hatred.
2- Free your mind from worries.
3- Live simply.
4- Give more.
5- Expect less.
~•✿•~ ~•✿•~
"If you let go a little you will have a little happiness.
If you let go a lot you will have a lot of happiness.
If you let go completely you will be free."
~Ajahn Chah
"In today’s rush, we all think too much - seek too much - want too much - and forget about the joy of just being." ~Eckhart Tolle
"The unhappiness we experience is not so much a result of the difficulties encountered along our journey as it is of our misperception of how life instructs us. We may see a failed relationship as an indictment of our self-worth when it is really a lesson in using better judgment, in valuing ourselves more, in expressing greater appreciation for our partner - lessons to prepare us for a more loving and fulfilling union. If we are passed over for a much-anticipated promotion, it may be just the push we need to get more training or to venture out on our own as an entrepreneur. As we rise to meet the challenges that are a natural part of living, we awaken to our many undiscovered gifts, to our inner power and our purpose." ~Susan L. Taylor
“There's nothing more contagious than the laughter of young children; it doesn't even have to matter what they're laughing about.” ~Criss Jami
"To be happy, one only must be able to confront, which is to say, experience, those things that are. Unhappiness is only this: the inability to confront that which is." -LRH
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