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Happiness Quotes


"Savor the starry night, your child's laughter, the morning walk, the nightly study, the daily routines and the bold espresso."


"We are convinced that happiness is never to be found and each believes it possessed by others to keep alive the hope of obtaining it for himself."


"I cannot think that man is meant to find happiness so easily! Happiness is like one of those palaces on an enchanted island, its gates guarded by dragons. One must fight to gain it; and, in truth, I do not know what I have done to deserve the good fortune of becoming Mercedes’ husband."


"Be happy in the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more."


"Happiness is surrounding yourself only with those who bestow their unconditional love and support."


"Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own... Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often mistakes one for the other, or assumes that the greater the love, the greater the jealousy."


"Life is beautiful, so celebrate it like the gift that it is."


"Our thoughts and our happiness are inseparable. Our happiness depends on our thoughts."


"The sound of laughter is like the vaulted dome of a temple of happiness."


"We travel to see beautiful places and to meet great souls."


"There is this difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man, really is so; but he that thinks himself the wisest, is generally the greatest fool."


"Remember the botched brothel-visit in L'Education sentimentale and remember its lesson. Do not participate: happiness lies in the imagination, not the act. Pleasure is found first in anticipation, later in memory."


"Take out the garbage...true happiness comes from within not from without!"


"I enjoy it when the world smiles; the more smiles, the warmer I am."


"There is more fulfilment when sharing with others than enjoying on your own - whatever success you achieve."


"Whoever count his blessings, shall be content."


"The purr is very important. It's the purr that does it every time. It's the purr that makes up for the Things Under the Bed, the occasional pungency, the 4 a.m. yowl. Other creatures went in for big teeth, long legs or over-active brains, while cats just settled for a noise that tells the world they're feeling happy."


"Happiness is a hard master, particularly other people's happiness."



"A crisp roast chicken would set the world aright."


"Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort."


"True happiness is to understand our duties toward God and man to enjoy the present without anxious dependence on the future not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have which is abundantly sufficient."


"We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We are never as bad off or as happy as we say we are."


"Logan stopped and gazed skyward as the kite began to soar above them, and when he clapped his hands at Ben's obvious joy, she was strucked by the simple truth that sometimes the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people."


"The lack of power to take joy in outdoor nature is as real a misfortune as the lack of power to take joy in books."


"If you are joyful, do not worry about lukewarmness. Joy will shine in your eyes and in your look, in your conversation and in your countenance. You will not be able to hide it because joy overflows."


"Your blessings far outnumber your bitterness."
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