Happiness
A 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 KierkegaardThe foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
James OppenheimA person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.
Anatole FranceI've grown to realize the joy that comes from little victories is preferable to the fun that comes from ease and the pursuit of pleasure.
Lawana BlackwellLaughing is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one spot.
Josh BillingsWhen you relinquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness.
Nicole KidmanThe happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.
Alfred Lord TennysonAll sanity depends on this: that it should be a delight to feel heat strike the skin, a delight to stand upright, knowing the bones are moving easily under the flesh.
Doris LessingAt the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities.
Jean HoustonHappiness 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 SzaszDo not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
Baruch SpinozaVery little is needed to make a happy life.
Marcus Aurelius AntoninusCherish all your happy moments: they make a fine cushion for old age.
Christopher MorleyThe 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 AssaelNo man is happy who does not think himself so.
Publilius SyrusI cannot believe that the inscrutable universe turns on an axis of suffering; surely the strange beauty of the world must somewhere rest on pure joy!
Louise Bogan