A collection of famous 80 happiness quotes,Compilation of quotations, famous quotes and proverbs about happiness
A collection of 100 inspirational, wise Happiness quotes and Being Happy qutes with images
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“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” ― Confucius
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“The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.” ― Arthur Schopenhauer
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“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.” ― Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
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“Happy he who learns to bear what he cannot change.” ― Friedrich Schiller
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“When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened.” ― Winston Churchill
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“I’d far rather be happy than right any day.” ― Douglas Adams
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“Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.” ― Andy Rooney
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“The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.” ― James Oppenheim
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“Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.” ― Benjamin Disraeli
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“The greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.” ― Martha Washington
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“Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.” ― Albert Schweitzer
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“Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.” ― Heraclitus
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“Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object.” ― Herman Hesse
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“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” ― Aesop
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“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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“Happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don’t even remember leaving open.” ― Rose Lane
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“Just because it didn’t last forever, doesn’t mean it wasn’t worth your while.” ― Unknown
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“Your work is discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.” ― Buddha
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“That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest.” ― Henry David Thoreau
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“Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.” ― Maxim Gorky
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“It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald
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“If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.” ― Epicurus
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“Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn’t stop to enjoy it.” ― William Feather
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“Gratitude is a vaccine, an antitoxin, and an antiseptic.” ― John Henry Jowett
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“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt
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“And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.” ― Confucius
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“If you are too busy to laugh, you are too busy.” ― Proverb
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“Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature…. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” ― Helen Keller
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“Learn to let go. That is the key to happiness.” ― Buddha
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“The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.” ― Andre Maurois
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“The grass is always greener where you water it.” ― Unknown
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“Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another.” ― Marquis de Condorcet
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“On a deeper level you are already complete. When you realize that, there is a playful, joyous energy behind what you do.” ― Eckhart Tolle
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“The happiest people in the world are those who feel absolutely terrific about themselves, and this is the natural outgrowth of accepting total responsibility for every part of their life.” ― Brian Tracy
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“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ― Marcel Proust
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“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” ― George Bernard Shaw
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“Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow. It only saps today of its joy.” ― Leo Buscaglia
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“A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.” ― William Arthur Ward
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“Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.” ― Mary Lou Retton
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“I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives.” ― Dalai Lama
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“Follow your bliss and don’t be afraid, and doors will open where you didn’t know they were going to be.” ― Joseph Campbell
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“Happiness consists of living each day as if it were the first day of your honeymoon and the last day of your vacation.” ― Leo Tolstoy
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“Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” ― Abraham Lincoln
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“Being happy doesn’t mean everything is perfect. It means you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections.” ― Unknown
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“If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you’ll never enjoy the sunshine.” ― Morris West
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“Life will bring you pain all by itself. Your responsibility is to create joy.” ― Milton Erickson
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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” ― Mark Twain
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“Don't put the key to happiness in someone else's pocket. ” ― Author Unknown
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“The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.” ― Author unknown
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“Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.” ― Jacques Prevert
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“If you want to be happy, be.” ― Leo Tolstoy
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“Happiness is never stopping to think if you are.” ― Palmer Sondreal
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“Most people would rather be certain they’re miserable, than risk being happy.” ~Robert Anthony
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“The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.” ~Mark Twain
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“If only we’d stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time.” ~Edith Wharton
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“Happiness is excitement that has found a settling down place. But there is always a little corner that keeps flapping around. ” ~E.L. Konigsburg
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“Nobody really cares if you’re miserable, so you might as well be happy.” ~Cynthia Nelms
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“Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of happiness or have gone stark raving mad.” ~Norm Papernick
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“Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it. ” ~Fyodor Dostoevsky
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“What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner. ” ~Colette
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“The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet.” ~James Openheim
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“Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.” ~John Barrymore
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“People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.” ~H. Jackson Brown
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“It’s pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness. Poverty and wealth have both failed. ” ~Frank McKinney
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“Happiness and sadness run parallel to each other. When one takes a rest, the other one tends to take up the slack.” ~Hazelmarie Elliott
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“Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.” ~St. Augustine
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“Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one’s self? ” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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“There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second. ” ~Logan Pearsall Smith
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“Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. ” ~Nathaniel Hawthorne
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“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” ~Abraham Lincoln
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“Happiness is a form of courage.” ~Holbrook Jackson
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“We must laugh before we are happy, for fear of dying without having laughed at all. ” ~Jean de La Bruyere
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“Tranquil pleasures last the longest; we are not fitted to bear the burden of great joys.” ~Christian Nestell Bovee
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“It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. ” ~Berke Breathed
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“The secret to happiness is to put the burden of proof on unhappiness.” ~Robert Brault
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“Happiness? That’s nothing more than health and a poor memory.” ~Albert Schweitzer
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“Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt
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“Happiness is a direction, not a place. ” ~Sydney J. Harris
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“Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important. ” ~Janet Lane
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“A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery while on a detour.” ~Author Unknown