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Happiness Quotes

"Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours."

"Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours."

Dale Carnegie, American Writer

Happiness, Work, Thought, Heart

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"An effort made for the happiness of others lifts above ourselves."

"An effort made for the happiness of others lifts above ourselves."

Lydia M. Child, American Activist

Happiness, Effort

3

"Happiness includes chiefly the idea of satisfaction after full honest effort. No one can possibly be satisfied and no one can be happy who feels that in some paramount affairs he failed to take up the challenge of life."

"Happiness includes chiefly the idea of satisfaction after full honest effort. No one can possibly be satisfied and no one can be happy who feels that in some paramount affairs he failed to take up the challenge of life."

Arnold Bennett, English Novelist

Happiness, Life, Idea, Challenge

3

"Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness."

"Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness."

William E. Gladstone, British Leader

3

"So many people have said that to me, that what they really like about Alex is what she brings out in Marissa, and what this situation brings out in her, a hint of happiness and another side to her character."

"So many people have said that to me, that what they really like about Alex is what she brings out in Marissa, and what this situation brings out in her, a hint of happiness and another side to her character."

Olivia Wilde, American Actress

Happiness, People, Character

3

"The gods conceal from men the happiness of death, that they may endure life."

"The gods conceal from men the happiness of death, that they may endure life."

Lucan, Roman Poet

Happiness, Life, Men, Death

3

"The great thing in the world is not so much to seek happiness as to earn peace and self-respect."

"The great thing in the world is not so much to seek happiness as to earn peace and self-respect."

Thomas Huxley, English Scientist

Happiness, Peace, Self, World

3

"The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring."

"The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring."

Carl Sandburg, American Poet

3

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

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

Charles Caleb Colton, English Writer

Happiness, Life, Dance

3

"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of."

"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of."

Jane Austen, British Writer

Happiness, Income

3

"It was physically difficult, adjusting to wheelchair life, but I remember a great relief and happiness that I was finally getting somewhere, finding musicians to work with that were sympathetic."

"It was physically difficult, adjusting to wheelchair life, but I remember a great relief and happiness that I was finally getting somewhere, finding musicians to work with that were sympathetic."

Robert Wyatt, English Musician

Happiness, Work, Life, Musicians

3

"Happiness is having a scratch for every itch."

"Happiness is having a scratch for every itch."

Ogden Nash, American Poet

3

"Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude."

"Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude."

Joseph Wood Krutch, American Environmentalist

Happiness, Gratitude

3

"Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn't stop to enjoy it."

"Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn't stop to enjoy it."

William Feather, American Author

Happiness, People

3

"I have my moments. Ever since I was a boy, I never was someone who was at ease with happiness. Too often I embrace introspection and self-doubt. I wish I could embrace the good things."

"I have my moments. Ever since I was a boy, I never was someone who was at ease with happiness. Too often I embrace introspection and self-doubt. I wish I could embrace the good things."

Hugh Laurie, British Comedian

Happiness, Moments, Self

3

"More company increases happiness, but does not lighten or diminish misery."

"More company increases happiness, but does not lighten or diminish misery."

Thomas Traherne, British Clergyman

Happiness, Company, Misery

3

"Happiness is there when you express kindness, compassion, and unconditional love and fill yourself with bliss and joy."

"Happiness is there when you express kindness, compassion, and unconditional love and fill yourself with bliss and joy."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Happiness, Kindness, Compassion, Love

3

"Man's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him. Reverence something to be worshipped by him, and love something to be cherished by him, forever."

"Man's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him. Reverence something to be worshipped by him, and love something to be cherished by him, forever."

John Ruskin, English Writer

Happiness, Love, Hope, Man

3

"Be happy NOW. Feel good NOW. That's the only thing you have to do. And if that's the only thing you get from reading this book, then you have received the greatest truth of The Secret."

"Be happy NOW. Feel good NOW. That's the only thing you have to do. And if that's the only thing you get from reading this book, then you have received the greatest truth of The Secret."

Rhonda Byrne, Australian Author

Happiness, Now, Truth, Secrets

3

"If you have not taken the time to define what happiness means to you, what have your spent your whole life pursuing?"

"If you have not taken the time to define what happiness means to you, what have your spent your whole life pursuing?"

Bo Bennett, American Businessman

Happiness, Life, Time

3

"I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor."

"I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor."

Pierre Corneille, French Dramatist

Happiness, Honor, Will

3

"Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting."

"Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Happiness, Beauty, God, Opportunity

3

"I feel like spring after winter, and sun on the leaves; and like trumpets and harps and all the songs I have ever heard!"

"I feel like spring after winter, and sun on the leaves; and like trumpets and harps and all the songs I have ever heard!"

J. R. R. Tolkien, English Novelist

Happiness, Spring, Winter, Sun, Music

3

"We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it."

"We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

Happiness, Wealth, Right

3

"They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom."

"They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom."

Confucius, Chinese Philosopher

Happiness, Wisdom, Change

3

"But if you believe in Christ and that your main goal with your life is supposed to be to honor Him and do His will, then you don't have as much pressure as someone who bases all their happiness on whether they're a movie star."

"But if you believe in Christ and that your main goal with your life is supposed to be to honor Him and do His will, then you don't have as much pressure as someone who bases all their happiness on whether they're a movie star."

Victoria Jackson, American Comedian

Happiness, Life, Goal, Christ

3

"Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others."

"Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others."

Henry Fielding, English Novelist

3

"Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness; wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. By happiness is intended pleasure and the absence of pain."

"Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness; wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. By happiness is intended pleasure and the absence of pain."

John Stuart Mill, English Philosopher

Happiness, Absence, Actions, Pain

3

"The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others."

"The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others."

Robert Baden-Powell, English Soldier

Happiness, Worth

3

"The secret of happiness is the determination to be happy always, rather than wait for outer circumstances to make one happy."

"The secret of happiness is the determination to be happy always, rather than wait for outer circumstances to make one happy."

J. Donald Walters, American Author

Happiness, Determination, Circumstances

3

"Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness."

"Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness."

Emile M. Cioran, Romanian Philosopher

Happiness, Music

3

"Happiness is neither without us nor within us. It is in God, both without us and within us."

"Happiness is neither without us nor within us. It is in God, both without us and within us."

Blaise Pascal, French Philosopher

3

"The happiness and peace attained by those satisfied by the nectar of spiritual tranquillity is not attained by greedy persons restlessly moving here and there."

"The happiness and peace attained by those satisfied by the nectar of spiritual tranquillity is not attained by greedy persons restlessly moving here and there."

Chanakya, Indian Politician

Happiness, Peace, Spiritual

3

"Life is made up of small pleasures. Happiness is made up of those tiny successes. The big ones come too infrequently. And if you don't collect all these tiny successes, the big ones don't really mean anything."

"Life is made up of small pleasures. Happiness is made up of those tiny successes. The big ones come too infrequently. And if you don't collect all these tiny successes, the big ones don't really mean anything."

Norman Lear, American Producer

Happiness, Life

3

"People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing."

"People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing."

Dale Carnegie, American Writer

Happiness, People, Fun, Succeed

3

"The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action."

"The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action."

Madame de Stael, French Writer

Happiness, Feelings, Action

3

"Music should probably provide answers in terms of lyrical content, and giving people a sense of togetherness and oneness, as opposed to being alone in their thoughts and dilemmas or regrets or happiness or whatever."

"Music should probably provide answers in terms of lyrical content, and giving people a sense of togetherness and oneness, as opposed to being alone in their thoughts and dilemmas or regrets or happiness or whatever."

Peabo Bryson, American Musician

Happiness, Music, People, Thoughts

3

"If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem."

"If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem."

Richard Bach, American Novelist

3

"Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling and enduring and accomplishing."

"Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling and enduring and accomplishing."

George A. Sheehan, American Writer

Happiness, Pleasure

3

"Love is trembling happiness."

"Love is trembling happiness."

Khalil Gibran, Lebanese Poet

Happiness, Love

3

"I don't know the true meaning of happiness."

"I don't know the true meaning of happiness."

Jonathan Davis, American Musician

Happiness, Meaning

3

"Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions."

"Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Happiness, Soul, Action, Expression

3

"We all of us deserve happiness or none of us does."

"We all of us deserve happiness or none of us does."

Mary Gordon, American Writer

3

"If I have to apply five turns to the screw each day for the happiness of Argentina, I will do it."

"If I have to apply five turns to the screw each day for the happiness of Argentina, I will do it."

Evita Peron, Argentinian Statesman

Happiness, Day, Will

3

"Happiness is a collection of joyful experiences shared with soul friends. Get together and have some fun!"

"Happiness is a collection of joyful experiences shared with soul friends. Get together and have some fun!"

Amy Leigh Mercree, American Author

Happiness, Joy, Friendship, Fun

3

"It is the people who can do nothing who find nothing to do, and the secret to happiness in this world is not only to be useful, but to be forever elevating one's uses."

"It is the people who can do nothing who find nothing to do, and the secret to happiness in this world is not only to be useful, but to be forever elevating one's uses."

Sarah Orne Jewett, American Author

Happiness, People, Nothing, World

3

"The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it."

"The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it."

Edward Fitzgerald, English Poet

Happiness, Piety, Tears, Wit, Word

3

"Happiness is your dentist telling you it won't hurt and then having him catch his hand in the drill."

"Happiness is your dentist telling you it won't hurt and then having him catch his hand in the drill."

Johnny Carson, American Comedian

Happiness, Hurt

3

"Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances."

"Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances."

Benjamin Franklin, American Politician

Happiness, Mind, Attitude, Gratitude

3

"The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not our circumstances."

"The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not our circumstances."

Martha Washington, American First Lady

Happiness, Circumstances, Misery

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