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Happiness Quotes


"Happiness is the inner perception of calmness, tranquility and joy."


"I am joyfully responsible for myself, my own happiness, and creating a joyful life."


"Happiness is a state of mind, not the condition we find."


"Man is created for happiness, that happiness lies in himself, in the satisfaction of simple human needs; and that all unhappiness is due, not to privation but to superfluity."


"Maybe you think you'll be entitled to more happiness later by forgoing all of it now, but it doesn't work that way. Happiness takes as much practice as unhappiness does. It's by living that you live more. By waiting you wait more. Every waiting day makes your life a little less. Every lonely day makes you a little smaller. Every day you put off your life makes you less capable of living it."


"Whoever has experienced near-death, knows how gracious, it is to be alive."


"Much of your happiness and joy in life will come from your ability to get along with people "but more importantly your decision to walk in love every day."



"What makes me happy is just curling up in with my mom in her bed and watching a marathon of 'CSI' and 'Grey's Anatomy' episodes with pints of ice cream."


"True happiness is devoid of any illusion."


"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."


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


"Happiness is the most magical thing in this world the amount of which remains the same, even after distributing it amongst innumerable unhappy people."


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



"We are long before 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."


"One must laugh before one is happy, or one may die without ever laughing at all."


"Happiness is simply a habit of looking on the brighter side of everything."


"For him, too, starting over, departures, a new life had a certain luster, but he knew that only the impotent and the lazy attach happiness to such things. Happiness implied a choice, and within that choice a concerted will, a lucid desire. He could hear Zagreus: "Not the will to renounce, but the will to happiness."


"Authentic joy is not a euphoric state or a feeling of being high. Rather, it is a state of appreciation that allows us to participate fully in our lives. We train in rejoicing in the good fortune of self and others."


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


"Happiness is an inner perception, not an outer realistic conception."



"Without prosperity the fullness of human happiness is not possible."


"There is no greater fulfillment than living with a positive mind and a heart full of unconditional self-love."


"Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort."
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