Quotes about happiness
happiness being-happy believe
Be believing, be happy, don't get discouraged. Things will work out. Gordon B. Hinckley
happiness father positive-thinking
What I am suggesting is that each of us turn from the negativism that permeates our society and look for the remarkable good among those with whom we associate, that we speak of one another’s virtues more than we speak of one another’s faults, that optimism replace pessimism, that our faith exceed our fears. When I was a young man and was prone to speak critically, my father would say: “Cynics do not contribute, skeptics do not create, doubters do not achieve. Gordon B. Hinckley
happiness thinking complaining
By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves. Gordon B. Hinckley
happiness thinking people
Generally speaking, the most miserable people I know are those who are obsessed with themselves; the happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of others...By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves. Gordon B. Hinckley
happiness
Happiness is a thing of now. Gladys Taber
happiness men mind
You traverse the world in search of happiness which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all. Horace
happiness laughter silly
Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment. Horace
happiness laughter joy
Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources. Herbert Spencer
happiness boys advice
Boy, take my advice, and never try to invent any thing but--happiness. Herman Melville
happiness smile laughter
A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities. Herman Melville
happiness summer nature
It enhances our sense of the grand security and serenity of nature to observe the still undisturbed economy and content of the fishes of this century, their happiness a regular fruit of the summer. Henry David Thoreau
happiness desert reserves
I do not know what right I have to so much happiness, but rather hold it in reserve till the time of my desert. Henry David Thoreau
happiness animal deals
I am too easily contented with a slight and almost animal happiness. My happiness is a good deal like that of the woodchucks. Henry David Thoreau
happiness grateful joy
Those undeserved joys which come uncalled and make us more pleased than grateful are they that sing. Henry David Thoreau
happiness strong law
What wisdom, what warning can prevail against gladness? There is no law so strong that a little gladness may not transgress. Henry David Thoreau
happiness life-happiness broads
I love the broad margin to my life. Henry David Thoreau
happiness morning evening
The true harvest of my daily life is somewhat as intangible and indescribable as the tints of morning or evening. Henry David Thoreau
happiness heart men
The thirst after happiness is never extinguished in the heart of man. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
happiness self supreme
Supreme happiness consists in self-content. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
happiness running years
You are worried about seeing him spend his early years in doing nothing. What! Is it nothing to be happy? Nothing to skip, play and run around all day long? Never in his life will he be so busy again. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
happiness mistake people
We all have to work for happiness. And you cannot listen to other people. That is the worst mistake you can make. Jillian Michaels
happiness numbers sacred
Priestly was the first (unless it was Becarria) who taught my lips to pronounce this sacred truth--that the greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation. Jeremy Bentham
happiness dry pretty-things
Happiness is a very pretty thing to feel, but very dry to talk about. Jeremy Bentham
happiness numbers truth-is
The said truth is that it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong. Jeremy Bentham
happiness make-you-happy
Money will not make you happy, and happy will not make you money. Groucho Marx
happiness happy positive-thinking
I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it. Groucho Marx
happiness joy welcome
Happiness is never really so welcome as changelessness. Graham Greene
happiness loyalty feels
He felt the loyalty we feel to unhappiness - the sense that is where we really belong. Graham Greene
happiness ignorance men
Point me out the happy man and I will point you out either egotism, selfishness, evil - or else an absolute ignorance. Graham Greene
happiness pain identity
The sense of unhappiness is so much easier to convey than that of happiness. In misery we seem aware of our own existence, even though it may be in the form of a monstrous egotism: this pain of mine is individual, this nerve that winces belongs to me and to no other. But happiness annihilates us: we lose our identity. Graham Greene
happiness believe people
I've come to believe that seeking happiness is not a frivolous pursuit. It's honorable and necessary. And most people forget even to thing about it. Goldie Hawn
happiness happy attitude
The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are, and not who people think you are. Goldie Hawn
happiness smile inspiration
I have witnessed the softening of the hardest of hearts by a simple smile. Goldie Hawn