Quotes on Happiness

You are on the eve of a complete victory. You can't go wrong. The world is behind you.

There are two ways to spread happiness; either be the light who shines it or be the mirror who reflects it.

I am still determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may be.

The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.

I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives.

Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.

In our lives, change is unavoidable, loss is unavoidable. In the adaptability and ease with which we experience change, lies our happiness and freedom.

Money brings some happiness. But after a certain point, it just brings more money.

When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.

The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.

Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.

To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.

All human states are organic brain states - happiness, sadness, fear, lust, dreaming, doing math problems and writing novels - and our brains are not static.

If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.

Love, compassion and concern for others are real sources of happiness. If you have these in abundance, you will not be disturbed even by the most uncomfortable circumstances. If you nurse hatred, however, you will not be happy even in the lap of luxury. Thus, if we really want happiness, we must widen the sphere of love. This is both religious thinking and basic common sense.

We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it's going to get on by itself. You've got to keep watering it. You've got to really look after it and nurture it.

It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself.

Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it. You must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it.

Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never leave. Our lives are measured by these.

No medicine cures what happiness cannot.