Famous Quotes & Sayings

Orison Swett Marden

The secret of happiness is in a cheerful, contented mind. He is poor who is dissatisfied; he is rich who is contented with what he has, and can enjoy what others own.

Omar Bongo

The free market economy is supposed to be the only path leading to the happiness of humanity by promoting wealth and prosperity, power and influence of nations.

Olympia Brown

He who never sacrificed a present to a future good or a personal to a general one can speak of happiness only as the blind do of colors.

Olivia Goldsmith

The secret to true happiness is low expectations and insensitivity.

Norman Vincent Peale

Happiness will never come if it's a goal in itself; happiness is a by-product of a commitment of worthy causes.

Norman Vincent Peale

Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.

Norman Vincent Peale

If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.

Norman Vincent Peale

Happiness consists not in having, but of being, not of possessing, but of enjoying. It is the warm glow of a heart at peace with itself.

Norman Vincent Peale

The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.

Norman Vincent Peale

Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast." ~

Ellen Key

The genius of happiness is still so rare. To possess it means to approach life with the humility of a beggar, but to treat it with the proud generosity of a prince; to bring to its totality the deep understanding of a great poet and to each of its moments the abandonment and ingenuousness of a child.

Ellen Glasgow

though pleasure may be purchasable, happiness cannot be bought for a price.

Ellen Glasgow

Happiness is a hardy annual.

Ellen Glasgow

Life may take away happiness. But it can't take away having had it.

Ellen Glasgow

Grandpa says we've got everything to make us happy but happiness.

Epicurus

If you would enjoy real freedom, you must be the slave of Philosophy.

Epicurus

Tranquil pleasure constitutes human beings' supreme good

Epicurus

If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.

Epicurus

No pleasure is evil in itself; but the means by which certain pleasures are gained bring pains many times greater than the pleasures.

Epicurus

If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.

Epictetus

Happiness is an equivalent for all troublesome things.

Epictetus

The pleasure which we most rarely experience gives us greatest delight.

Epictetus

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.

Epictetus

God has made all men to be happy.

Epictetus

It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.

Emily Dickinson

Such is the force of Happiness-- The Least can lift a ton Assisted by its stimulus.

Carl Crawford

Everyone knew he'd come back and pitch well. I'm just happy he's OK.

Everyone's been real happy, ... Everybody's been really supportive.

Carl Crawford

Not the way he was pitching. Everyone knew he'd come back and pitch well. I'm just happy he's OK.

This is indescribable. I'm so happy for everyone.

Chandler Massey

On a soap, happiness never lasts for very long!

Not one kid in the locker room was happy with the way we played, even though we're happy with the win. We were sloppy with the basketball. We're still learning how to play with big leads.

Carrie Underwood

It's a very happy thing that we're doing to help people.