Happiness Quotes - page 13

Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible. (Augustine of Hippo)
What is past is past. never go back. Not for excuses. Not for justification, not for happiness. You are what you are, the world is what it is. View quote
Mario Puzo
Ink runs from the corners of my mouth. There is no happiness like mine. I have been eating poetry. View quote
Mark Strand
The belief that we can rely on shortcuts to happiness, joy, rapture, comfort, and ecstasy, rather than be entitled to these feelings by the exercise of personal strengths and virtues, leads to legions of people who, in the middle of great wealth, are starving spiritually. View quote
Martin Seligman
I'm trying to broaden the scope of positive psychology well beyond the smiley face. Happiness is just one-fifth of what human beings choose to do. View quote
Martin Seligman
My happiness has to come from within myself or it is too fragile a thing to be of any use to me and too much of a burden to benefit any of my loved ones. View quote
Mary Balogh
I loved most when his eyelashes twitched and he blinked, and suddenly happiness was there inside his eyes. Unmistakable. Like a single word printed on a clean white page. View quote
Augusten Burroughs
Happiness is actually found in simple things, such as taking my nephew around the island by bicycle or seeing the stars at night. We go to coffee shops or see airplanes land at the airport. View quote
Andrea Hirata
No one is in charge of your happiness except you. View quote
Regina Brett
Happiness doesn't just flow from success; it actually causes it. View quote
Richard Wiseman
When you're happy you find pure joy in your life. There are no regrets in this state of happiness - and that's a goal worth striving for in all areas of your life. (Suze Orman)
And what is happiness, Nathan? In my experience, it's only a moment's pause here and there on what is otherwise a long and difficult road. No one can be happy all the time. View quote
William Kent Krueger
The People have a right to the Truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. View quote
Frank Norris
Lesson no. 17: Happiness is caring about the happiness of those you love. View quote
François Lelord
I think depression creates in me an urgent need to write, but I also believe that daily stress, and even the positive stress of intense happiness, can compel me to express myself through the written word. View quote
Francesca Lia Block
It is proved by surveys that happiness does not come from love, wealth, or power but the pursuit of attainable goals. View quote
Helen Fielding
Happiness is always a coincidence. View quote
Jose Bergamin
That's life for you. All the happiness you gather to yourself, it will sweep away like it's nothing. If you ask me I don't think there are any such things as curses. I think there is only life. That's enough. View quote
Junot Diaz
Education equals choices. I have been blessed with the choice to be anything I ever wanted to be, and I truly owe my happiness to my family and education. View quote
Aimee Garcia
No one can by monopolization deprive others of the instruction necessary for their happiness; the instruction must be communal. View quote
Francois-Noel Babeuf
In the scope of a happy life, a messy desk or an overstuffed coat closet is a trivial thing, yet I find - and I hear from other people that they agree - that getting rid of clutter gives a disproportionate boost to happiness. (Gretchen Rubin)
But happiness is being able to hope, however faintly, for happiness. So, at least, we must believe if we are to live in the world of today. View quote
Osamu Dazai
Perfect happiness is knowing that everyone I love is healthy, safe, and content. View quote
Joy Fielding
Somewhere along the line we seem to have confused comfort with happiness. View quote
Dean Karnazes
To hold happiness is to hold the understanding that the world passes away from us, that the petals fall and the beloved dies. No amount of mockery, no amount of fashionable scowling will keep any of us from knowing and savoring the pleasure of the sun on our faces or save us from the adult understanding that it cannot last forever. View quote
Amy Bloom