Happiness Quotes

And happiness is thought to depend on leisure; for we are busy that we may have leisure, and make war that we may live in peace.

Happiest is he who expects no happiness from others. Love delights and glorifies in giving, not receiving. So learn to love and give, and not to expect anything from others.

A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell on earth.
George Bernard Shaw 1856

A well-spent day brings happy sleep.
Leonardo da Vinci 1452

Consciously or unconsciously, every one of us does render some service or other. If we cultivate the habit of doing the service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger, and will make, not only for our own happiness, but that of the world at large.
Mahatma Gandhi 1869

Even the happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word 'happiness' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.
Carl Jung 1875

Experience praises the most happy the one who made the most people happy.

Happiness is an endowment and not an acquisition. It depends more upon temperament and disposition than environment.
John J. Ingalls

Happiness or unhappiness is often a matter of choice.

Hope is itself a species of happiness and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords.

I will greet this day with love in my heart. And how will I do this? Henceforth will I look on all things with love and I will be born again. I will love the sun for it warms my bones; yet I will love the rain for it cleanses my spirit. I will love the light for it shows me the way; yet I will love the darkness for it shows me the stars. I will welcome happiness for it enlarges my heart; yet I will endure sadness for it opens my soul. I will acknowledge rewards for they are my due; yet I will welcome obstacles for they are my challenge.

Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence

Don't rely on someone else for your happiness and self worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can't love and respect yourself - no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are - completely; the good and the bad - and make changes as YOU see fit - not because you think someone else wants you to be different.

Happiness is like a kiss...you must share it to enjoy it.

Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself.

It's afterwards you realize that the feeling of happiness you had with a man didn't necessarily prove that you loved him

A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.
Hugh Downs

He who depends on himself will attain the greatest happiness.

Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing

Happiness belongs to the self-sufficient

Happiness is a mystery like religion, and it should never be rationalized.

The happiness of too many days is often destroyed by trying to accomplish too much in one day. We would do well to follow a common rule for our daily lives - DO LESS, AND DO IT BETTER.







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