Explore Quotes on Happiness

Mankind is interdependent, and the happiness of each depends upon the happiness of all, and it is this lesson that humanity has to learn today as the first and the last lesson.

Philosophers should consider the fact that the greatest happiness principle can easily be made an excuse for a benevolent dictatorship. We should replace it by a more modest and more realistic principle - the principle that the fight against avoidable misery should be a recognized aim of public policy, while the increase of happiness should be left, in the main, to private initiative.

One must never look for happiness: one meets it by the way.

The key to happiness is to get the spirit and keep it.

Freedom is the real foundation of happiness.

It may be that true happiness lies in the conviction that one has irremediably lost happiness. Then we can begin to move through life without hope or fear, capable of finally enjoying all the small pleasures, which are the most lasting.

Happiness presents itself to man, wearing the crown of sorrow on its head. He who welcomes it must also welcome sorrow.

Do not blindly believe what others say. See for yourself what brings contentment, clarity and peace. That is the path for you to follow.

Blessed are they who know how to shine on one's gloom with their cheer.

One of the most responsible things you can do as an adult is to become more of a child.

If you establish serenity and happiness inside yourself, you provide the world with a solid base of peace. If you do not give yourself peace, how can you share it with others? If you do not begin your peace work with yourself, where will you go to begin it?

As long as we think our lives are not good enough (materially), we will not have happiness. As soon as we realize our lives are good enough, happiness immediately appears. That is the practice of contentment.

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Happiness involves working toward meaningful goals.

To be at peace in any endeavour, we must release our need to control the outcome.

The highest happiness on earth is marriage. Every man who is happily married is a successful man even if he has failed in everything else.

Every blessed one of you feels better for that burst of laughter.

I believe in things that move people, if the audience isn't deeply caught up and moved to either laughter or tears then I don't think it is theater.

Laughter springs from the lawless part of our nature.

I think that's one of the most important gifts we have in television - the ability to heal through laughter.

God will prepare everything for our perfect happiness in heaven, and if it takes my dog being there, I believe he'll be there.