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

Joy comes from using your potential.

Schultz, Will

The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp.

John Berry

If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.

Epicurus

Happiness is activity.

Aristotle

If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be in accordance with the highest excellence.

Aristotle

Whoever is happy will make others happy too.

Frank, Anne

It is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong.

Bentham, Jeremy

Happiness is a sort of action.

Aristotle

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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There is no happiness; there are only moments of happiness.

Proverb, Spanish

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Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Aristotle

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The happier the moment the shorter.

Pliny The Elder

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Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life.

Aurelius, Marcus

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The secret of happiness and prosperity in this world, as in the world to come, lies in thinking of the welfare of others first, and not taking one's self too seriously.

Kindleberger, J.

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It seldom happens that any felicity comes so pure as not to be tempered and allayed by some mixture of sorrow.

Cervantes, Miguel De

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Happy were men if they but understood There is no safety but in doing good

Fountain., John

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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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Not only is there a right to be happy, there is a duty to be happy. So much sadness exists in the world that we are all under obligation to contribute as much joy as lies within our powers.

Bonnell, John S.

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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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Happiness consumes itself like a flame. It cannot burn for ever, it must go out, and the presentiment of its end destroys it at its very peak.

Strindberg, J. August

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The biggest lie on the planet: When I get what I want, I will be happy.

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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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It is kind of happiness to know to what extent we may be unhappy.

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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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Do you want my one-word secret of happiness -- It's growth -- mental, financial, you name it.

Geneen, Harold S.

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No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change.

Angelis, Barbara De

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If you're ever given the choice between happiness and intelligence choose happiness

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Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth, We are happy when we are growing.

Yeats, William Butler

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Remember that it is nothing to do your duty, that is demanded of you and is no more meritorious than to wash your hands when they are dirty; the only thing that counts is the love of duty; when love and duty are one, then grace is in you and you will enjoy a happiness which passes all understanding.

W. Somerset Maugham

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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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Happiness, that grand mistress of the ceremonies in the dance of life, impels us through all its mazes and meandering, but leads none of us by the same route

Colton, Charles Caleb

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The smallest annoyances, disturb us the most.

Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De

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

La Bruyere, Jean De

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Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources.

Spencer, Herbert

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The pursuit of happiness is the chase of a life time.

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Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want, so they will be happier.

Young, Margaret

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In order to be truly happy, you must live along with, and you must stand for something larger than yourself.

Oprah Winfrey

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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.

Aurelius, Marcus

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Happy are those who dream dreams and are willing to pay the price to make them come true.

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To be happy is not the purpose of our being rather it is to deserve happiness.

Fichte, Johann G.

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Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in stranger's gardens.

Jerrold, Douglas William

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Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed. which give happiness. Thomas Jefferson We never enjoy perfect happiness; our most fortunate successes are mingled with sadness; some anxieties always perplex the reality of our satisfaction.

James, William

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If frugality were established in the state, and if our expenses were laid out to meet needs rather than superfluities of life, there might be fewer wants, and even fewer pleasures, but infinitely more happiness.

Goldsmith, Oliver

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Happiness is a conscious choice, not an automatic response.

Barthel, Mildred

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No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.

Solon

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Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

Mahatma Gandhi

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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 again -- this is the brave and happy life.

Buckrose, J.E

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A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy and nothing can stop him.

Solzhenitsyn, Alexander

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Those who seek happiness miss it, and those who discuss it, lack it.

Jackson, Holbrook

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The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; The wise grows it under his feet.

Oppenheimer, Julius Robert