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

Happiness, Life, Absence, Man

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

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"The righteous shall rejoice."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Happiness, Faith, Joy, Celebration

"Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved."

Victor Hugo, French Author

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"Song of praise: Be joyful and count your blessings. There are so many things to be thankful for; the gift of being alive, blessings of a new day to hope and dream, the gift of families, the gift of children, the gift of friends, gift of people who make you laugh and smiles, the gift of strangers who show you kindness,the gift of nature, gift of educators, gift of preachers and many more."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Happiness, Praise, Joy, Blessings, Life

"Fun is closely related to Joy -- a sort of emotional froth arising from the play of instinct."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Happiness, Fun, Joy, Instinct, Emotion

"As long as you're not hurting anyone or anything, including your future self, do only that which makes you happy."

Kamand Kojouri, Iranian Poet

Happiness, Freedom, Ethics, Self-Care

"Subordination tends greatly to human happiness. Were we all upon an equality, we should have no other enjoyment than mere animal pleasure."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

Happiness, Equality, Enjoyment, Pleasure

"Oh, if I had been loved at the age of seventeen, what an idiot I would be today. Happiness is like smallpox: if you catch it too soon, it can completely ruin your constitution."

Gustave Flaubert, French Novelist

Happiness, Age, Constitution, Ruin

"The greatest self is a peaceful smile, that always sees the world smiling back."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Happiness, Peace, Smile, Self, Truth

"Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action."

William James, American Philosopher

Happiness, Action, May

"Seeking happiness is not the problem. The problem is that we often do not know where and how to find genuine happiness and so make the mistakes that cause suffering for ourselves & others."

Sharon Salzberg, American Author

Happiness, Mistake, Suffering, Understanding

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"Men at most differ as Heaven and Earth, but women, worst and best, as Heaven and Hell."

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"No man ever got very high by pulling other people down. The intelligent merchant does not knock his competitors. The sensible worker does not work those who work with him. Don't knock your friends. Don't knock your enemies. Don't knock yourself."

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"Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead one to sovereign power."

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"Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within."

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"The righteous shall rejoice."

"Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved."

"Fun is closely related to Joy -- a sort of emotional froth arising from the play of instinct."

"As long as you're not hurting anyone or anything, including your future self, do only that which makes you happy."

"Subordination tends greatly to human happiness. Were we all upon an equality, we should have no other enjoyment than mere animal pleasure."

"Oh, if I had been loved at the age of seventeen, what an idiot I would be today. Happiness is like smallpox: if you catch it too soon, it can completely ruin your constitution."

"The greatest self is a peaceful smile, that always sees the world smiling back."

"Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action."

"Seeking happiness is not the problem. The problem is that we often do not know where and how to find genuine happiness and so make the mistakes that cause suffering for ourselves & others."

Explore more quotes by Alfred Lord Tennyson

"Men at most differ as Heaven and Earth, but women, worst and best, as Heaven and Hell."

"No man ever got very high by pulling other people down. The intelligent merchant does not knock his competitors. The sensible worker does not work those who work with him. Don't knock your friends. Don't knock your enemies. Don't knock yourself."

"He makes no friends who never made a foe."

"Love is the only gold."

"A smile abroad is often a scowl at home."

"The Gods themselves cannot recall their gifts."

"The same words conceal and declare the thoughts of men."

"And out of darkness came the hands that reach thro' nature, moulding men."

"Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead one to sovereign power."

"Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within."