Quotations On Happiness
Listen to what the different wise people had told you about happiness. Going through the quotations below you should get a good feel on what happiness is about, as there are many similarities in what different people says:
1) He who can make others happy, is happy *
2) Warm hugs are better than cold shoulders
3) Happiness is more a state of health than wealth *
4) There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way - Wayne Dyer
5) Positive self-talk is the key to experiencing happiness *
6) You cannot be thankful and unhappy at the same time *
7) Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved - Victor Hugo
8) Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life - Marcus Aurelius
9) Happiest are the people who give most happiness to others - Dennis Diderot
10) The spend thrift is happy a few hours; the saver, all his life *
11) To get joy we must give it and to keep joy, we must scatter it - Unknown *
12) People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be. - Abraham Lincoln
13) Keep your face in the sunshine and you can never see the shadow - Helen Keller *
14) A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery, on a detour *
15) Happiness is not having what you want, but enjoying what you have *
16) The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts - Marcus Aurelius *
17) Success is getting what you want; Happiness is wanting what you get *
18) People whose main concern is with their own happiness seldom find it *
19) Truely understanding the power of gratitude can change your life forever
20) For every minute that you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness *
21) Happiness is the act of being tough with ourselves and tender with others
22) Being miserable is a habit; being happy is a habit; and the choice is yours - Tom Hopkins *
23) Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they have *
24) Like swimming, riding, writing, or playing golf, happiness can be learned
25) It is difficult for you to find happiness. It is easier to let happiness find you *
26) Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving - Og Mandino
27) Almost all unhappiness in life comes from the tendency to blame someone else *
28) The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet. ~ James Openheim
29) Happiness is not about having what you want; It is about wanting what you have *
30) When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy - Samuel Goldwyn
31) Until you are happy with what you are, you will never be happy with what you have *
32) My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants - J. Brotherton
33) Let every one develop his special talent. Nothing else will keep him permanently happy *
34) Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass. It is about learning how to dance in the rain - Vivian Greene *
35) Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself - Og Mandino
36) Life events and experiences comes and goes like the weather, regardless of my preference
37) Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values." - Ayn Rand
38) Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives: where we focus our attention - Greg Anderson
39) Most people ask for happiness on condition. Happiness can only be felt if you don't set any condition - Arthur Rubinstein
40) You believe that things or people make you unhappy. This is not accurate. You make yourself unhappy - Wayne Dyer
41) Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy - Thich Nhat Hahn *
42) Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed - Thomas Jefferson
43) There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less. *
44) Most unhappy and frustrated people are that way because they’re trying to do something nature didn’t equip them for *
45) If you want to be happy for a day, have a party. If for a week take trip. If for a year plant a garden. If for life find a worthy goal *
46) The happy people are those who are producing something; the bored people are those who are consuming much and producing nothing - William Ralph Inge *
47) Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside - Og Mandino
48) Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. - Gotama Buddha *
49) The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well - Ralph Waldo Emerson
1) He who can make others happy, is happy *
2) Warm hugs are better than cold shoulders
3) Happiness is more a state of health than wealth *
4) There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way - Wayne Dyer
5) Positive self-talk is the key to experiencing happiness *
6) You cannot be thankful and unhappy at the same time *
7) Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved - Victor Hugo
8) Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life - Marcus Aurelius
9) Happiest are the people who give most happiness to others - Dennis Diderot
10) The spend thrift is happy a few hours; the saver, all his life *
11) To get joy we must give it and to keep joy, we must scatter it - Unknown *
12) People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be. - Abraham Lincoln
13) Keep your face in the sunshine and you can never see the shadow - Helen Keller *
14) A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery, on a detour *
15) Happiness is not having what you want, but enjoying what you have *
16) The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts - Marcus Aurelius *
17) Success is getting what you want; Happiness is wanting what you get *
18) People whose main concern is with their own happiness seldom find it *
19) Truely understanding the power of gratitude can change your life forever
20) For every minute that you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness *
21) Happiness is the act of being tough with ourselves and tender with others
22) Being miserable is a habit; being happy is a habit; and the choice is yours - Tom Hopkins *
23) Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they have *
24) Like swimming, riding, writing, or playing golf, happiness can be learned
25) It is difficult for you to find happiness. It is easier to let happiness find you *
26) Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving - Og Mandino
27) Almost all unhappiness in life comes from the tendency to blame someone else *
28) The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet. ~ James Openheim
29) Happiness is not about having what you want; It is about wanting what you have *
30) When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy - Samuel Goldwyn
31) Until you are happy with what you are, you will never be happy with what you have *
32) My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants - J. Brotherton
33) Let every one develop his special talent. Nothing else will keep him permanently happy *
34) Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass. It is about learning how to dance in the rain - Vivian Greene *
35) Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself - Og Mandino
36) Life events and experiences comes and goes like the weather, regardless of my preference
37) Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values." - Ayn Rand
38) Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives: where we focus our attention - Greg Anderson
39) Most people ask for happiness on condition. Happiness can only be felt if you don't set any condition - Arthur Rubinstein
40) You believe that things or people make you unhappy. This is not accurate. You make yourself unhappy - Wayne Dyer
41) Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy - Thich Nhat Hahn *
42) Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed - Thomas Jefferson
43) There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less. *
44) Most unhappy and frustrated people are that way because they’re trying to do something nature didn’t equip them for *
45) If you want to be happy for a day, have a party. If for a week take trip. If for a year plant a garden. If for life find a worthy goal *
46) The happy people are those who are producing something; the bored people are those who are consuming much and producing nothing - William Ralph Inge *
47) Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside - Og Mandino
48) Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. - Gotama Buddha *
49) The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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