Quotes on True Happiness

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

The ultimate source of a happy life is warm-heartedness. This means extending to others the kind of concern we have for ourselves. On a simple level we find that if we have a compassionate heart we naturally have more friends. And scientists today are discovering that while anger and hatred eat into our immune system, warm-heartedness and compassion are good for our health.

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.

I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition.

The art of living does not consist in preserving and clinging to a particular mode of happiness, but in allowing happiness to change its form without being disappointed by the change; happiness, like a child, must be allowed to grow up.

The joy of Being, which is the only true happiness, cannot come to you through any form, possession, achievement, person, or event - through anything that happens. That joy cannot come to you - ever. It emanates from the formless dimension within you, from consciousness itself and thus is one with who you are.

Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness.

All suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction.

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

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.

Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside.

Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits.

If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or objects.

Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.

I thank my God for graciously granting me the opportunity of learning that death is the key which unlocks the door to our true happiness.

It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.

Joy comes not through possession or ownership but through a wise and loving heart.

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.

Happiness quite unshared can scarcely be called happiness; it has no taste.