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Happiness Quotes

"Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so."

"Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so."

Robert Green Ingersoll, American Lawyer

Happiness, Time, Now

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"I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I'd invented it, because it is very true."

"I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I'd invented it, because it is very true."

Audrey Hepburn, Belgian Actress

Happiness, Health

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"The life and liberty and property and happiness of the common man throughout the world are at the absolute mercy of a few persons whom he has never seen, involved in complicated quarrels that he has never heard of."

"The life and liberty and property and happiness of the common man throughout the world are at the absolute mercy of a few persons whom he has never seen, involved in complicated quarrels that he has never heard of."

Gilbert Murray, British Diplomat

Happiness, Life, Liberty, Man

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"Your blessings far outnumber your bitterness."

"Your blessings far outnumber your bitterness."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Happiness, Blessings, Bitterness, Gratitude, Mindset

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"When the honour is given to that scientist personally the happiness is sweet indeed. Science is, on the whole, an informal activity, a life of shirt sleeves and coffee served in beakers."

"When the honour is given to that scientist personally the happiness is sweet indeed. Science is, on the whole, an informal activity, a life of shirt sleeves and coffee served in beakers."

George Porter, English Scientist

Happiness, Life, Science, Coffee

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"One mustn't ask apple trees for oranges, France for sun, women for love, life for happiness."

"One mustn't ask apple trees for oranges, France for sun, women for love, life for happiness."

Gustave Flaubert, French Novelist

Happiness, Life, Women, Love

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"A leaf fluttered in through the window this morning, as if supported by the rays of the sun, a bird settled on the fire escape, joy in the task of coffee, joy accompanied me as I walked."

"A leaf fluttered in through the window this morning, as if supported by the rays of the sun, a bird settled on the fire escape, joy in the task of coffee, joy accompanied me as I walked."

Anais Nin, American Author

Happiness, Coffee, Fire, Joy, Sun

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"I've had at least my share of tragedy, but I have had far more than my share of happiness."

"I've had at least my share of tragedy, but I have had far more than my share of happiness."

Pierre Salinger, American Public Servant

Happiness, Tragedy

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"Happiness, for you we walk on a knife edge. To the eyes you are a flickering light, to the feet, thin ice that cracks; and so may no one touch you who loves you."

"Happiness, for you we walk on a knife edge. To the eyes you are a flickering light, to the feet, thin ice that cracks; and so may no one touch you who loves you."

Eugenio Montale, Italian Poet

Happiness, Eyes, Feet, Light

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"This is true enough, but success is the next best thing to happiness, and if you can't be happy as a success, it's very unlikely that you would find a deeper, truer happiness in failure."

"This is true enough, but success is the next best thing to happiness, and if you can't be happy as a success, it's very unlikely that you would find a deeper, truer happiness in failure."

Michael Korda, English Novelist

Happiness, Success, Failure

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"The day of individual happiness has passed."

"The day of individual happiness has passed."

Adolf Hitler, German Criminal

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"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved."

"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved."

George Sand, French Novelist

Happiness, Love, Life, May

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"Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it."

"Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it."

Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian Novelist

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"Happiness is perfume, you can't pour it on somebody else without getting a few drops on yourself."

"Happiness is perfume, you can't pour it on somebody else without getting a few drops on yourself."

James Van Der Zee, American Photographer

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"Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, and it leads us a wild-goose chase, and is never attained. Follow some other object, and very possibly we may find that we have caught happiness without dreaming of it."

"Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, and it leads us a wild-goose chase, and is never attained. Follow some other object, and very possibly we may find that we have caught happiness without dreaming of it."

Nathaniel Hawthorne, American Novelist

Happiness, May, Pursuit, World

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"Happiness doesn't depend on how much you have to enjoy, but how much you enjoy what you have."

"Happiness doesn't depend on how much you have to enjoy, but how much you enjoy what you have."

Tom Wilson, American Cartoonist

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"I take it that the good of mankind means the attainment, by every man, of all the happiness which he can enjoy without diminishing the happiness of his fellow men."

"I take it that the good of mankind means the attainment, by every man, of all the happiness which he can enjoy without diminishing the happiness of his fellow men."

Thomas Huxley, English Scientist

Happiness, Men, Man, Mankind

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"Our principles are the springs of our actions. Our actions, the springs of our happiness or misery. Too much care, therefore, cannot be taken in forming our principles."

"Our principles are the springs of our actions. Our actions, the springs of our happiness or misery. Too much care, therefore, cannot be taken in forming our principles."

Red Skelton, American Comedian

Happiness, Actions, Care, Misery

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"[Death] is a safety-device because, once Man has fallen, natural immortality would be the one utterly hopeless destiny for him."

"[Death] is a safety-device because, once Man has fallen, natural immortality would be the one utterly hopeless destiny for him."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Happiness, Joy, Love, Emotion

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"How often we fail to realize our good fortune in living in a country where happiness is more than a lack of tragedy."

"How often we fail to realize our good fortune in living in a country where happiness is more than a lack of tragedy."

Paul Sweeney, American Writer

Happiness, Country, Fortune, Living

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"Bride: A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her."

"Bride: A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

Happiness, Woman

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"To enjoy a stress free life, enjoy what you have-not what you think you deserve."

"To enjoy a stress free life, enjoy what you have-not what you think you deserve."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Happiness, Life, Stress, Simplicity

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"All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him."

"All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him."

Buddha, Indian Leader

Happiness, Thought, Evil, Man

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"The joy and smile of even one child is worth more than the prancing intellects of a thousand men, for we are, that we might have joy, and be free."

"The joy and smile of even one child is worth more than the prancing intellects of a thousand men, for we are, that we might have joy, and be free."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Happiness, Joy, Children, Freedom

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"There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive."

"There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive."

Jack London, American Novelist

Happiness, Life, Ecstasy, Forgetfulness, Living

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"No human being can really understand another, and no one can arrange another's happiness."

"No human being can really understand another, and no one can arrange another's happiness."

Graham Greene, British Playwright

Happiness, Being

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"What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, only what destroys it can be told."

"What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, only what destroys it can be told."

Andre Gide, French Novelist

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"The right to happiness is fundamental."

"The right to happiness is fundamental."

Anna Pavlova, Russian Dancer

Happiness, Right

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"I'd learned how much happiness money can bring you. Very little."

"I'd learned how much happiness money can bring you. Very little."

Rick Pitino, American Athlete

Happiness, Money

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"There are as many kinds of beauty as there are habitual ways of seeking happiness."

"There are as many kinds of beauty as there are habitual ways of seeking happiness."

Charles Baudelaire, French Poet

Happiness, Beauty

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"Pebbles that bring you joy are better than diamonds that bring you sorrow."

"Pebbles that bring you joy are better than diamonds that bring you sorrow."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Happiness, Pebbles, Joy, Diamonds, Sorrow

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"May you fill your days with love, laughter, and joy."

"May you fill your days with love, laughter, and joy."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Happiness, Love, Laughter, Joy, Days

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"The purpose of human life and the sense of happiness is to give the maximum what the man is able to give."

"The purpose of human life and the sense of happiness is to give the maximum what the man is able to give."

Alexander Alekhine, Russian Celebrity

Happiness, Life, Purpose, Man

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"Happiness is being on the beam with life - to feel the pull of life."

"Happiness is being on the beam with life - to feel the pull of life."

Agnes Martin, Canadian Artist

Happiness, Life, Being

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"The most simple things can bring the most happiness."

"The most simple things can bring the most happiness."

Izabella Scorupco, Polish Actress

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"Unhappiness is something we are never taught about; we are taught to expect happiness, but never a Plan B to use to use when the happiness doesn't arrive."

"Unhappiness is something we are never taught about; we are taught to expect happiness, but never a Plan B to use to use when the happiness doesn't arrive."

Doug Coupland, Canadian Author

Happiness, Unhappiness

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"When you're passionate about something, you want it to be all it can be. But in the endgame of life, I fundamentally believe the key to happiness is letting go of that idea of perfection."

"When you're passionate about something, you want it to be all it can be. But in the endgame of life, I fundamentally believe the key to happiness is letting go of that idea of perfection."

Debra Messing, American Actress

Happiness, Life, Idea, Key

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"The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring. And that is not happiness."

"The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring. And that is not happiness."

F. H. Bradley, British Philosopher

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"No period of my life has been one of such unmixed happiness as the four years which have been spent within college walls."

"No period of my life has been one of such unmixed happiness as the four years which have been spent within college walls."

Horatio Alger, American Author

Happiness, Life, College, Years

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"One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person."

"One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person."

William Feather, American Author

Happiness, Intelligence

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"You ought to pause and enjoy the peace in the moment."

"You ought to pause and enjoy the peace in the moment."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Happiness, Peace, Moment, Relaxation

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"Self-esteem is as important to our well-being as legs are to a table. It is essential for physical and mental health and for happiness."

"Self-esteem is as important to our well-being as legs are to a table. It is essential for physical and mental health and for happiness."

Louise Hart, American Psychologist

Happiness, Health, Mental health, Self

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"God's children and their happiness are my reasons for being."

"God's children and their happiness are my reasons for being."

Red Skelton, American Comedian

Happiness, God, Being, Children

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"Have fun, even if it's not the same kind of fun everyone else is having."

"Have fun, even if it's not the same kind of fun everyone else is having."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Happiness, Fun, Difference, Joy

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"For me, however, that beloved, glowing little word happiness has become associated with everything I have felt since childhood upon hearing the sound of the word itself."

"For me, however, that beloved, glowing little word happiness has become associated with everything I have felt since childhood upon hearing the sound of the word itself."

Herman Hesse, German Author

Happiness, Childhood, Hearing, Sound

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"The unproductive tillage of human cattle takes that which of right belongs to free labor, and which is necessary for the support and happiness of our own race."

"The unproductive tillage of human cattle takes that which of right belongs to free labor, and which is necessary for the support and happiness of our own race."

David Wilmot, American Activist

Happiness, Labor, Race, Right

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"Every moment of your life that is not a complete nightmare is happiness."

"Every moment of your life that is not a complete nightmare is happiness."

Merrill Markoe, American Author

Happiness, Life

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"A sum can be put right: but only by going back till you find the error and working it afresh from that point, never by simply going on."

"A sum can be put right: but only by going back till you find the error and working it afresh from that point, never by simply going on."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Happiness, Joy, Contentment, Peace

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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."

"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."

Wilhelm von Humboldt, German Educator

Happiness, Life, Nature, Events

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"Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it."

"Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it."

Jacques Prevert, French Poet

Happiness, Forget

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