Happiness Quotes
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Only the highway of useful service leads to the city of happiness.
Napoleon Hill
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I oscillate between life and death, happiness and sadness, good and evil.
Alexander McQueen
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The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.
William Morris
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My children and their happiness have always been my greatest concern.
Florence Henderson
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Everyone is alone and yet nobody can do without other people, not just because they are useful... but also when it comes to happiness.
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
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Life finds its purpose and fulfillment in the expansion of happiness.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
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The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.
Arthur Schopenhauer
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The habit of shutting doors behind us is invaluable to happiness; we must learn to shut life's doors to cut out the futile wind of past mistakes.
Marjorie Holmes
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I am deeply convinced that happiness does not exist in this world.
Taylor Caldwell
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If you make children happy now, you will make them happy twenty years hence by the memory of it.
Kate Douglas Wiggin
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Rob the average man of his life-illusion, and you rob him of his happiness at the same stroke.
Henrik Ibsen
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Most true happiness comes from one's inner life, from the disposition of the mind and soul. Admittedly, a good inner life is difficult to achieve, especially in these trying times. It takes reflection and contemplation and self-discipline.
William L. Shirer
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Nothing flatters a man as much as the happiness of his wife; he is always proud of himself as the source of it.
Samuel Johnson
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It is a far greater happiness to obey no one than to rule the whole world.
Queen Christina
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Deal with yourself as a individual, worthy of respect and make everyone else deal with you the same way.
Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr.
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I wanted Jesus in 'A.D.' to be very, very, very human - to have those qualities of vulnerability and doubt and pain and sadness and loneliness. Once the resurrection happens and we see that Jesus has risen, it's almost complete, right? It's all about the joy and the smile and the happiness and the closeness to the disciples.
Juan Pablo Di Pace
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The greatest happiness comes from being vitally interested in something that excites all your energies.
Walter Annenberg
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Happiness is less regulated by external circumstances than inward enjoyment. Whoever is happy in the satisfaction of himself feels imperturbable felicity; but he, who trusts entirely to the world for the disposition of his peace, must inevitably participate in many privations and disappointments.
Norm MacDonald
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Happiness is a decision I must make.
Marianne Williamson
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What are the aims which are at the same time duties? They are perfecting of ourselves, the happiness of others.
Immanuel Kant
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The only way to happiness is never to give happiness a thought.
D. Elton Trueblood
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Things that influence me are my kids, their happiness, colorfulness, and vitality. My husband - he comes up with some great quotes and ideas. God - He is the Ultimate artist. And what I see around me - flowers, leaves, trees, birds, fruit, vegetables.
Mary Engelbreit
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The secret to happiness, of course, is not getting what you want; it’s wanting what you get.
Alex Trebek
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Material objects give rise to physical happiness, while spiritual development gives rise to mental happiness. Since we experience both physical and mental happiness, we need both material and spiritual development. This is why, for our own good and that of society we need to balance material progress with inner development.
Dalai Lama