Happiness

“Happiness depends upon ourselves.” — Aristotle

“Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.” — Charles Dickens

“The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.” — Eric Hoffer

“Pleasure can be supported by an illusion; but happiness rests upon truth. ” — Nicolas Chamfort

“Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other.” — Brian Tracy

“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed.” — Denis Waitley

“If I can pay the bills, I'm happy.” — Morgan Wootten

“To be of use to the world is the only way to be happy.” — Hans Christian Andersen

“The secret of happiness is not in doing what you like but in liking what you have to do.” — Sathya Sai Baba

“Every moment of happiness requires a great amount of Ignorance” — Honore de Balzac

“If the happiness and prosperity of other people depend on you, you have nothing to fear anymore.” — Robert Greene

“Take responsibility of your own happiness, never put it in other people's hands.” — Roy T. Bennett

“Happiness is a quality of the soul...not a function of one's material circumstances.” — Aristotle

“Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.” — Ayn Rand

“Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.” — Paramahansa Yogananda

“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.” — Marcus Aurelius

“The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.” — Thich Nhat Hanh

“Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love, and to be loved, is the greatest happiness of existence.” — Sydney Smith

“There is no path to Happiness. Happiness is the path.” — Dan Millman

“Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future.” — Earl Nightingale

“A vital part of the happiness formula is self-discipline. Whoever conquers himself knows deep happiness that fills the heart with joy.” — Norman Vincent Peale

“It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.” — Charles Spurgeon

“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” — Albus Dumbledore

“Unhappiness enters through a door that has been left open.” — Zen Proverb

“When you rise in the morning, form a resolution to make the day a happy one for a fellow creature.” — Sydney Smith

“Every second you have on this planet is very precious and it's your responsibility that you're happy.” — Naval Ravikant

“The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now.” — Zig Ziglar

“Happiness is an effect of doing what you love, not an end goal to be achieved.” — Celestine Chua

“May you find grace as you surrender to life. May you find happiness, as you stop seeking it.” — Dan Millman

“Don't waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy.” — Roy T. Bennett

“Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected. ” — George Washington

“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.” — Epictetus

“Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get.” — W.P. Kinsella

“The journey is what brings us happiness not the destination.” — Dan Millman

“I do not exist to impress the world. I exist to live my life in a way that will make me happy.” — Richard Bach

“Be happy in the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.” — Mother Teresa

“The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you.” — Bette Midler

“Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.” — Zhuangzi

“Every moment you get is a gift. Spend it on things that matter. Don't spend it by dwelling on unhappy things.” — Celestine Chua

“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.” — Norman Vincent Peale

“It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.” — Dale Carnegie

“Often we pass beside happiness without seeing it, without looking at it, or even if we have seen and looked at it, without recognizing it.” — Alexandre Dumas

“The saddest aspect of life is that there is no one on earth whose happiness is such that he won't sometimes wish he were dead rather than alive.” — Herodotus

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” — Mahatma Gandhi

“If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, focus on living fully in the present.” — Roy T. Bennett

“Happiness is pretty simple: someone to love, something to do, something to look forward to.” — Rita Mae Brown

“Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness but it is greatness.” — George Bernard Shaw

“Happiness is not a goal...it's a by-product of a life well lived.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

“Happiness is only real, when shared.” — Christopher McCandless

“The most important thing is to enjoy your life, to be happy, it's all that matters.” — Audrey Hepburn