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Happiness Quotes


"Now an infinite happiness cannot be purchased by any price less than that which is infinite in value; and infinity of merit can only result from a nature that is infinitely divine or perfect."


"This is why I belong, and why I believe. I commend to all this same search for happiness and for the truth."


"It is the personality of the mistress that the home expresses. Men are forever guests in our homes, no matter how much happiness they may find there."


"There's a higher form of happiness in commitment. I'm counting on it."


"Happiness is a monstrosity! Punished are those who seek it."


"The Divine of the Lord in heaven is love, for the reason that love is receptive of all things of heaven, such as peace, intelligence, wisdom and happiness."


"Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give."


"Holiness, not happiness, is the chief end of man."


"The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation."


"The pursuit of happiness is in our Constitution. We're all entitled to have the best we can."


"Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you've got to make yourself."


"Death for the Christian is the doorway to heaven's glory. Because of Christ's resurrection we can joyously say with Paul, “Where, O death, is your victory?” [1 Corinthians 15:55 NIV]."


"There is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving."


"Human felicity is produced not as much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen as by little advantages that occur every day."


"The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom."


"Happiness is there when expectations meet the reality."


"We are as happy as we think we are."


"Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result."


"Relaxation is the beginning of creativity."


"The Constitution guarantees us our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That's all. It doesn't guarantee our rights to charity."


"Just try to be happy. Unhappiness starts with wanting to be happier."


"The older I get, the more I see that there really aren't huge zeniths of happiness or a huge abyss of darkness as much as there used to be. I tend to walk a middle ground."


"Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels."


"Happiness is like a cat, If you try to coax it or call it, it will avoid you; it will never come. But if you pay not attention to it and go about your business, you'll find it rubbing against your legs and jumping into your lap."


"Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open."


"Everyone wants to be happy, and there is a strong energy in us pushing us toward what we think will make us happy. But we may suffer a lot because of this. We need the insight that position, revenge, wealth, fame, or possessions are, more often than not, obstacles to our happiness. We need to cultivate the wish to be free of these things so we can enjoy the wonders of life that are always available - the blue sky, the trees, our beautiful children."


"90%, 100% are going there to hear the singing. The story is another thing. Nobody's interested in the story. Happiness is happiness."


"I have lived through much, and now I think I have found what is needed for happiness. A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books , music, love for one's neighbor - such is my idea of happiness. And then, on top of all that, you for a mate, and children, perhaps - what more can the heart of a man desire?"
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