Phrases that Express Happiness
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
James OppenheimThe supreme happiness of life is the conviction that one is loved; loved for oneself, or better yet, loved despite oneself.
Victor HugoA man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him.
Soren KierkegaardHappiness is an imaginary condition, formerly attributed by the living to the dead, now usually attributed by adults to children, and by children to adults.
Thomas SzaszThe secret of happiness is to make others believe they are the cause of it.
Al BattThe only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
William CowperRemember that happiness is a way of travel - not a destination.
Roy M. GoodmanHappiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed.
Storm JamesonDepend not on another, but lean instead on thyself...True happiness is born of self-reliance.
The laws of ManuTo be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.
Gustave FlaubertHappiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.
Robertson DaviesThe discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star.
Anthelme Brillat-SavarinHappiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values.
Ayn RandSometimes it's hard to avoid the happiness of others.
David AssaelMan is the artificer of his own happiness.
Henry David ThoreauGrief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates.
Jean de la BruyereHappiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.
Denis WaitleyIf you have easy self-contentment, you might have a very, very cheap source of happiness.
Leon KassThere is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.
George SandFriendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief.
Marcus Tullius Cicero