Happiness Quotes
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You must be the best judge of your own happiness.
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Liberty is liberty, not equality or fairness or justice or human happiness or a quiet conscience.
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Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our own.
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I saw a very old man, literally eating his own human waste out of hunger. I went to the nearby hotel and asked them what was available. They had idli, which I bought and gave to the old man. Believe me, I had never seen a person eating so fast, ever. As he ate the food, his eyes were filled with tears. Those were the tears of happiness.
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The young should early be trained to bear being left alone; for it is a source of happiness and peace of mind.
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Early happiness handicaps people. I do not regret having been profoundly unhappy.
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Let us leave our old friend in one of those moments of unmixed happiness which, if we seek them, there are ever some, to cheer our transitory existence here. There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.
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We cannot get happiness by striving after it, and yet with an effort we can impart it.
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Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek.
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The single fact of existing is already a true happiness.
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Your greatness is here and now. Your happiness is here and now.
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Acquire knowledge. It enables its possessor to distinguish right from wrong; it lights the way to Heaven; it is our friend in the desert, our society in solitude, our companion when friendless; it guides us to happiness; it sustains us in misery; it is an ornament among our friends and an armor against enemies.
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Happiness is essentially a state of going somewhere, wholeheartedly, one directionally, without regret or reservation.
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The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.
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No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good...Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is.
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Some say that happiness is not good for mortals, & they ought to be answered that sorrow is not fit for immortals & is utterly useless to any one; a blight never does good to a tree, & if a blight kill not a tree but it still bear fruit, let none say that the fruit was in consequence of the blight.
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There is only one way to achieve lasting happiness. That is simply: Be happy.
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A life of wealth and many belongings is only a means to happiness. Honor, power, and success cannot be happiness because they depend on the whims of others, and happiness should be self-contained, complete in itself.
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Happiness is not a feeling, it is a choice. To be happy, one must choose to be happy, not respond to a circumstance that now controls your happiness.
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Every moment of happiness requires a great amount of Ignorance.
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The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it.
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Seeking the kingdom of God leads to joy and happiness.
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I think we need to not look at sorrow and happiness as opposites that cannot co-exist. They can and do co-exist. I have preached many memorial services where you see the sadness and the tears for those attending, and then you see how quick people are to laugh as they remember funny and happy things about their loved ones. And if the deceased knew Christ, those in attendance are able to rejoice as they anticipate the reunion that will one day come.
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Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.
