Quotes on Great Happiness

The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.

People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.

There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world.

Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.

Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.

The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.

A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.

To get joy, we must give it and to keep joy, we must scatter it.

The happiness of most people is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors, but by the repetition of slowly destructive little things.

Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.

Happiness radiates like the fragrance from a flower, and draws all good things toward you.

Happiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are guarded by dragons: we must fight in order to conquer it.

Why not seize the pleasure at once? -- How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!

Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.

Beauty and love pass, I know... Oh, there's sadness, too. I suppose all great happiness is a little sad. Beauty means the scent of roses and then the death of roses-

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.