Quotes about happiness
happiness circumstances internals
Happiness is intrinsic, it's an internal thing. When you build it into yourself, no external circumstances can take it away. Leo Buscaglia
happiness death lost-love
Ancient Egyptians believed that upon death they would be asked two questions and their answers would determine whether they could continue their journey in the afterlife. The first question was, 'Did you bring joy?' The second was, 'Did you find joy?
happiness joy missing
To miss out on joy is to miss out on the reason for your existence. Lewis B. Smedes
happiness war odds
Happy people are not their own enemies, do not carry on an endless war with their souls. We may be fiercely at odds with the wrongs of the world around us. But inside ourselves, near the core, if we are happy, we are at peace.
happiness wish woods
I wish I could manage to be glad! Only I never can remember the rule. You must be very happy, living in this wood, and being glad whenever you like! Lewis Carroll
happiness sweet advice
She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it).
happiness success perseverance
You are on the eve of a complete victory. You can't go wrong. The world is behind you. Josephine Baker
happiness gratitude laughter
Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude. Joseph Wood Krutch
happiness self people
The way to find out about happiness is to keep your mind on those moments when you feel most happy, when you are really happy — not excited, not just thrilled, but deeply happy. This requires a little bit of self-analysis. What is it that makes you happy? Stay with it, no matter what people tell you. This is what is called following your bliss. Joseph Campbell
happiness laughter grief
Laughter and grief join hands. Always the heart Clumps in the breast with heavy stride; The face grows lined and wrinkled like a chart, The eyes bloodshot with tears and tide. Let the wind blow, for many a man shall die. Karl Shapiro
happiness fighting inner-peace
Philosophers should consider the fact that the greatest happiness principle can easily be made an excuse for a benevolent dictatorship. We should replace it by a more modest and more realistic principle - the principle that the fight against avoidable misery should be a recognized aim of public policy, while the increase of happiness should be left, in the main, to private initiative. Karl Popper
happiness joy enough
It is not enough to be happy, it is also necessary that others not be. Jules Renard
happiness want humans
Human happiness konsists in having what yu want, and wanting what yu have. Josh Billings
happiness way fit
A good way I know to find happiness, is to not bore a hole to fit the plug.
happiness hunting skeletons
Hunting after happiness is like hunting after a lost sheep in the wilderness--when you find it, the chances are that it is a skeleton.
happiness perfect belief
The nearest we can come to) perfect happiness is to cheat ourselves with the belief that we have got it.
happiness smile attitude
Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one place.
happiness happy dog
Don't mistake pleasure for happiness. They are a different breed of dogs.
happiness inspiration men
The Spirit bears witness. Ecstasy and enlightenment, inspiration and intuition are not necessary. Happy is the man who is worthy of these; but woe unto us if we wait for such experiences; woe unto us if we do not perceive that these things are of secondary importance. Karl Barth
happiness laughter humor
Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.
happiness selfish love-yourself
Don’t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you. Karl Lagerfeld
happiness horse stupid
It is quite easy for stupid people to be happy; they believe in fables, and they trot on in a beaten track like a horse on a tramway. Ouida
happiness dark drawing
Yesterday, happiness came in suddenly, as it used to, and remained for a moment in the great, dark, silent drawing room. Julien Green
happiness jesus laughter
And History will smile to think that this is the species for which Socrates and Jesus Christ died.
happiness laughter drama
I try to bring the audience's own drama - tears and laughter they know about - to them. Judy Garland
happiness happy forward-in-life
Victory is not the absence of problems, it is the presence of power. Joyce Meyer
happiness jobs growing-up
So often, we blame other people when, really, the problem is right down in here. I'm not happy. I don't know what's wrong. If I just had another job, I could be happy. If I just get married, I would be happy. Well if I just wasn't married, I would be happy. Well, if I just had some kids, I'll be happy. I'll be happy when these kids finally grow up and get out of here. If I had a bigger house, I would be happy. Well, I got a big house. Now if I just had a maid to clean, I'd be happy. Well, now if I just had a maid I could get along with better, I'd be happy.
happiness happy beauty
There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness. Maria Mitchell
happiness mean achieve
I'm an inherently happy person. It comes from the inside, which means you can achieve happiness under any circumstance. Patrick Duffy
happiness time congratulations
The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success. Paramahansa Yogananda
happiness heart matter
No matter what you are doing, keep the undercurrent of happiness. Learn to be secretly happy within your heart in spite of all circumstances.
happiness spring heart
Happiness blooms naturally in the hearts of those who are inwardly free. It flows spontaneously, like a mountain spring after April showers, in minds that are contented with simple living.
happiness lying self
Happiness lies in making others happy, in forsaking self-interest to bring joy to others.