Happiness

Joyce Meyer
“Wisdom is doing now what you are going to be happy with later on.” — Joyce Meyer
Sydney Smith
“When you rise in the morning, form a resolution to make the day a happy one for a fellow creature.” — Sydney Smith
Brian Tracy
“Happiness comes when you believe in what you are doing, know what you are doing, and love what you are doing.” — Brian Tracy
William James
“Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.” — William James
Eleanor Roosevelt
“Happiness is not a goal...it's a by-product of a life well lived.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
Denis Waitley
“Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.” — Denis Waitley
Ralph Marston
“Happiness is a choice, not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy.” — Ralph Marston
Paramahansa Yogananda
“Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.” — Paramahansa Yogananda
Eric Hoffer
“You can never get enough of what you don't need to make you happy.” — Eric Hoffer
Franz Kafka
“Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old. ” — Franz Kafka
Andrew Carnegie
“If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes.” — Andrew Carnegie
Denis Waitley
“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed.” — Denis Waitley
Zig Ziglar
“The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now.” — Zig Ziglar
Aristotle
“Happiness depends upon ourselves.” — Aristotle
George Bernard Shaw
“Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness but it is greatness.” — George Bernard Shaw
Dan Millman
“May you find grace as you surrender to life. May you find happiness, as you stop seeking it.” — Dan Millman
George Bernard Shaw
“We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.” — George Bernard Shaw
Hans Christian Andersen
“We cannot expect to be happy always... by experiencing evil as well as good we become wise.” — Hans Christian Andersen
Brian Tracy
“Your happiness is what truly matters most. Do what you have to do in order to be happy.” — Brian Tracy
George Washington
“Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected. ” — George Washington
Honore De Balzac
“All happiness depends on courage and work.” — Honore de Balzac
Norman Vincent Peale
“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
Deepak Chopra
“The purpose of life is the expansion of happiness.” — Deepak Chopra
Charles Dickens
“Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.” — Charles Dickens
Rita Mae Brown
“One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.” — Rita Mae Brown
Dale Carnegie
“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
Charles Spurgeon
“It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.” — Charles Spurgeon
Dan Millman
“Be gentle with yourself. Think less and feel more. Be as happy as you can. You only have this moment.” — Dan Millman
Epictetus
“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.” — Epictetus
Kabir
“When at last you are come to the ocean of happiness, do not go back thirsty.” — Kabir
Honore De Balzac
“Every moment of happiness requires a great amount of Ignorance” — Honore de Balzac
Robert Greene
“If the happiness and prosperity of other people depend on you, you have nothing to fear anymore.” — Robert Greene
Roy T. Bennett
“Take responsibility of your own happiness, never put it in other people's hands.” — Roy T. Bennett
Mary Engelbreit
“Happiness must be grown in one's own garden.” — Mary Engelbreit
Mark Manson
“To be happy we need something to solve. Happiness is therefore a form of action.” — Mark Manson
Bob Marley
“Just because you are happy it does not mean that the day is perfect but that you have looked beyond its imperfections.” — Bob Marley
Aristotle
“Happiness is a quality of the soul...not a function of one's material circumstances.” — Aristotle
Steve Maraboli
“Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.” — Steve Maraboli
Paulo Coelho
“Whatever you decide to do, make sure it makes you happy.” — Paulo Coelho
Bette Midler
“The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you.” — Bette Midler
Andrew Carnegie
“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.” — Andrew Carnegie
Yanni
“The less you want, the richer you are. The more you need in order to be happy, the more miserable you'll be.” — Yanni
Norman Vincent Peale
“Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast.” — Norman Vincent Peale
Alexandre Dumas
“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
Maxime Lagace
“Don't seek, don't avoid, don't expect. Take what comes and be happy.” — Maxime Lagace
Brian Tracy
“Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other.” — Brian Tracy
Thich Nhat Hanh
“The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.” — Thich Nhat Hanh
Wayne Gretzky
“Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.” — Wayne Gretzky
Paramahansa Yogananda
“If you want to be sad, no one in the world can make you happy. But if you make up your mind to be happy, no one and nothing on earth can take that happiness from you.” — Paramahansa Yogananda
Alexandre Dumas
“I am not proud, but I am happy; and happiness blinds, I think, more than pride.” — Alexandre Dumas

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