Motivational Quotes

Happiness

The really happy man never laughs -- seldom -- though he may smile. He does not need to laugh, for laughter, like weeping is a relief of mental tension -- and the happy are not over strung.

- Aveling, Prof. F. A. P.

Best Quotes about Happiness

The most happy man is he who knows how to bring into relation the end and beginning of his life.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.

Schachtel, Rabbi H.

To be happy we must not be too concerned with others.

Camus, Albert

What happiness is there which is not purchased with more or less of pain?

Oliphant, Margaret

Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination.

Goodman, Roy

Human happiness seems to consist in three ingredients; action, pleasure and indolence. And though these ingredients ought to be mixed in different proportions, according to the disposition of the person, yet no one ingredient can be entirely wanting without destroying in some measure the relish of the whole composition. composition.

Hume, David

Happiness is not best achieved by those who seek it directly.

Russell, Bertrand

It is not God's will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy

Kant, Immanuel

Not what you have, but what you see; Not what you see, but what you choose; Not what seems fair, but what is true; Not what you dream, but what you do; Not what you take, but what you give; Not as you pray, but as you live. These are the things that mar or bless The sum of human happiness.

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There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment.

Sivananda, Sri Swami

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Happiness is not a state to arrive at, rather, a manner of traveling.

Johnson, Samuel

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The smallest annoyances, disturb us the most.

Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De

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Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

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Happiness is not in having being; it is in doing.

Watson, Lilian Eichler

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When we recall the past, we usually find that it is the simplest things -- not the great occasions -- that in retrospect give off the greatest glow of happiness.

Hope, Bob

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Work and live to serve others, to leave the world a little better than you found it and garner for yourself as much peace of mind as you can. This is happiness.

Sarnoff, David

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To be happy in this world, especially when youth is past, it is necessary to feel oneself not merely an isolated individual whose day will soon be over, but part of the stream of life slowing on from the first germ to the remote and unknown future.

Russell, Bertrand

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IÆve decided that the key to happiness is low expectations.

Laura Moncur

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If you cannot renounce the world the genius of happiness will never salute you.

Prutz

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The really happy person is the one who can enjoy the scenery, even when they have to take a detour.

Jeans, Sir James

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Happiness seems made to be shared.

Corneille, Pierre

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A good way I know to find happiness, is to not bore a hole to fit the plug.

Billings, Josh

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Look up, laugh loud, talk big, keep the color in your cheek and the fire in your eye, adorn your person, maintain your health, your beauty and your animal spirits.

Hazlitt, William

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Happiness is not a goal, it is a by-product.

Roosevelt, Eleanor

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Nothing is miserable unless you think it so; and on the other hand, nothing brings happiness unless you are content with it.

Jonathan Haidt

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No man should desire to be happy who is not at the same time holy. He should spend his efforts in seeking to know and do the will of God, leaving to Christ the matter of how happy he should be.

Tozer, A. W.

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Happiness is experienced when your life gives you what you are willing to accept.

Keyes Jr., Ken

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Remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think.

Carnegie, Dale

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Depend not on another, but lean instead on thyself...True happiness is born of self-reliance.

The laws of Manu

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The really happy man never laughs -- seldom -- though he may smile. He does not need to laugh, for laughter, like weeping is a relief of mental tension -- and the happy are not over strung.

Aveling, Prof. F. A. P.

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Holiness, not happiness, is the chief end of man.

Chambers, Oswald

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The most exciting happiness is the happiness generated by forces beyond your control.

Nash, Ogden

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The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.

Dostoevsky, Fyodor

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Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Abraham Lincoln

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I am learning to understand rather than immediately judge or to be judged. I cannot blindly follow the crowd and accept their approach. I will not allow myself to indulge in the usual manipulating game of role creation. Fortunately for me, my self-knowledge has transcended that and I have come to understand that life is best to be lived and not to be conceptualized. I am happy because I am growing daily and I am honestly not knowing where the limit lies. To be certain, every day there can be a revelation or a new discovery. I treasure the memory of the past misfortunes. It has added more to my bank of fortitude.

Lee, Bruce

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The Greeks said grandly in their tragic phrase, Let no one be called happy till his death; to which I would add, Let no one, till his death be called unhappy.

Browning, Elizabeth Barrett

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I am more and more convinced that our happiness or our unhappiness depends far more on the way we meet the events of life than on the nature of those events themselves.

Humboldt, Karl Wilhelm Von

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What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience?

Smith, Adam

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All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone.

La Bruyere, Jean De

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All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse, and a good wife.

Boone, Daniel

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We are never so happy nor so unhappy as we imagine.