Quotes and sayings about Happiness

"The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking"

"Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be"

"Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities"

"Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have"

"Life’s truest happiness is found in friendships we make along the way"

"Money can't buy happiness, but it can help you look for it quicker, in a convertible"

"Happiness depends upon ourselves"

"Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence"

"Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action"

"Even as an adult, I still find it hard to sleep on Christmas Eve."

"Simplicity is the essence of happiness"

"The more passions and desires one has, the more ways one has of being happy"

"They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom"

"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion"

"Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see bird that had the blues? One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses"

"Happy people plan actions, they don’t plan results"

"The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is"

"True happiness involves the full use of one’s power and talents"

"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"

"There is only one way to happiness, and that is to cease worrying things which are beyond the power of our will"

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

"Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort"

"Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort"

"Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character"

"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us"

"We are happy in proportion to the things we can do without"

"We are happy in proportion to the things we can do without"

"The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet"

"Happiness comes when we test our skills towards some meaningful purpose"

"Money can't buy happiness, but neither can poverty"

"Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them"

"Some believe in destiny, and some believe in fate. I believe that happiness is something we create"

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

"Very little is need to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking"

"The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up"

"Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another"

"It’s the most unhappy people who most fear change"

"Happiness is a conscious choice, not an automatic response"

"How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself"

"To fill the hour – that is happiness"

"Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself"

"One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory"

"It is not the place, nor the condition, but the mind alone that can make anyone happy or miserable"

"Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination"

"The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less"

"It is neither wealth nor splendor, but tranquility and occupation which give happiness"

"Where ambition ends happiness begins"

"The secret of Happiness is Freedom, and the secret of Freedom, Courage"

"The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose"