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We all want to be happy, right? These happiness quotes are the place to start your pursuit.

After all, life is better when we’re happy and feel positive .

So to help you on your journey, enjoy these feel-good quotes about happiness and being happy to help you find joy and satisfaction in life.

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Top 10 Happiness Quotes

Happiness is largely a choice, not a right or entitlement. David C. Hill

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. Dalai Lama

Happiness is not the absence of problems, it’s the ability to deal with them. Steve Maraboli

A great obstacle to happiness is to expect too much happiness. Bernard de Fontenelle

The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage. Carrie Jones

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness. Charles Spurgeon

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Quotes about Happiness

Ask any number of people and each one will likely define happiness differently. Do you have your definition or are you still looking for one?

These quotes about happiness explore what it means, how to find it, and what to do if you have it.

Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination. Immanuel Kant

Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind. Thomas Jefferson

Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness. Don Marquis

The secret of happiness is to find a congenial monotony. V.S. Pritchett

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

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love , grace, and gratitude. Denis Waitley

The happiness of life is made up of the little charities of a kiss or smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Happiness consists more in conveniences of pleasure that occur everyday than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom. Benjamin Franklin

There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark

Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness. Robertson Davies

There is no happiness like that of being loved by your fellow creatures, and feeling that your presence is an addition to their comfort. Charlotte Bronte

Happiness is your dentist telling you it won’t hurt and then having him catch his hand in the drill. Johnny Carson

Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city. George Burns

Happiness and sadness run parallel to each other. When one takes a rest, the other one tends to take up the slack. Hazelmarie Elliott

If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. Chinese Proverb

Happiness is the resultant of the relative strengths of positive and negative feelings rather than an absolute amount of one or the other. Norman Bradburn

Happiness is being content with what you have, living in freedom and liberty, having a good family life and good friends. Divyanka Tripathi

You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness. Jonathan Safran Foer

Happiness is a matter of one’s most ordinary and everyday mode of consciousness being busy and lively and unconcerned with self. Iris Murdoch

Happiness is holding someone in your arms and knowing you hold the whole world. Orhan Pamuk

The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness. William Saroyan

The happiness which is lacking makes one think even the happiness one has unbearable. Joseph Roux

The fact is always obvious much too late, but the most singular difference between happiness and joy is that happiness is a solid and joy a liquid. J.D. Salinger

Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. Nathaniel Hawthorne

Happiness is an accident of nature, a beautiful and flawless aberration. Pat Conroy

In order to have great happiness you have to have great pain and unhappiness – otherwise how would you know when you’re happy? Leslie Caron

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

Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is. Maxim Gorky

Happiness is a well-balanced combination of love, labour, and luck . Mary Wilson Little

Happiness is a dry martini and a good woman. Or a bad woman. George Burns

Short Happiness Quotes

Happiness is a place between too much and too little. Finnnish Proverb

Happiness is a form of courage. Holbrook Jackson

No medicine cures what happiness cannot. Gabriel García Márquez

Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude . William James

Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like the violin. John Lubbock

Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get. W.P. Kinsella, Shoeless Joe

Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness. Richard Bach

Learn to let go. That is the key to happiness. Buddha

All happiness depends on courage and work. Honoré de Balzac

Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower. John Harrigan

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness. Lady Blessington

Happiness is distraction from the human tragedy. J.M. Reinoso

Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length. Robert Frost

The Pursuit of Happiness

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

The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet. James Oppenheim

The world is full of people looking for spectacular happiness while they snub contentment. Doug Larson

There is no way to happiness — happiness is the way. Thich Nhat Hanh

Happiness is where we find it, but very rarely where we seek it. J. Petit Senn

As people spin faster and faster in the pursuit of merely personal happiness, they become exhausted in the futile effort of chasing themselves. Andrew Delbanco

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. Albert Schweitzer

Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, and it leads us a wild-goose chase, and is never attained. Nathaniel Hawthorne

Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers’ gardens. Douglas Jerrold

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

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. Jim Rohn

Happiness is always the serendipitous result of looking for something else. Dr. Idel Dreimer

Happiness is excitement that has found a settling down place. But there is always a little corner that keeps flapping around. E.L. Konigsburg

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. Robert A. Heinlein

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts. The secret ingredients to true happiness? Decisive optimism and personal responsibility. Amy Leigh Mercree

People should find happiness in the little things, like family. Amanda Bynes

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself. Unknown, Commonly Attributed to Benjamin Franklin

The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness. Eric Hoffer

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

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

My family didn’t have a lot of money, and I’m grateful for that. Money is the longest route to happiness. Evangeline Lilly

Happiness is a by-product of an effort to make someone else happy. Gretta Brooker Palmer

True Happiness

True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves. Victor Hugo

There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved. George Sand

All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love. Baruch Spinoza

Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of happiness or have gone stark raving mad. Norm Papernick

Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit. Hosea Ballou

It’s the moments that I stopped just to be, rather than do, that have given me true happiness. Richard Branson

To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one’s family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one’s own mind. Buddha

The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open. Chuck Palahniuk

The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things. Epictetus

We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have. Frederick Keonig

In my life I’ve learned that true happiness comes from giving. Helping others along the way makes you evaluate who you are. I think that love is what we’re all searching for. I haven’t come across anyone who didn’t become a better person through love. Marla Gibbs

True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. Helen Keller

So we shall let the reader answer this question for himself: who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed? Hunter S. Thompson

The true secret of happiness lies in the taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life. William Morris

Real happiness is not of temporary enjoyment, but is so interwoven with the future that it blesses for ever. James Lendall Basford

Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. Helen Keller

Happiness is the default state. It’s what’s there when you remove the sense that something is missing in life. Naval Ravikant

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. Joseph Addison

Happiness is a constant work-in-progress, because solving problems is a constant work-in-progress – the solutions to today’s problems will lay the foundation for tomorrow’s problems, and so on. True happiness occurs only when you find the problems you enjoy having and enjoy solving. Mark Manson

Happy Quotes

We hear and use the word “happy” a lot, but being happy is more than just a wish or greeting. Happy is a state of mind that we can choose and cultivate.

More important, we can share happy words and thoughts with others once we have it ourselves. These quotes about being happy will help you do just that! So be happy and see how good it feels when those around you are happier too.

Ask yourself whether you are happy and you cease to be so. John Stuart Mill

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust

One joy scatters a hundred griefs. Chinese Proverb

Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness . It is far better to take things as they come along with patience and equanimity. Carl Jung

It’s been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will. L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery while on a detour. Unknown

Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. Mother Teresa

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one’s self? Ralph Waldo Emerson

It’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy. Lucille Ball

Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be. Abraham Lincoln

We are no longer happy so soon as we wish to be happier. Walter Savage Landor

It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it. Dale Carnegie

I do not exist to impress the world. I exist to live my life in a way that will make me happy. Richard Bach

The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder whether you are happy or not. George Bernard Shaw

Give a man health and a course to steer, and he’ll never stop to trouble about whether he’s happy or not. George Bernard Shaw

Happy girls are the prettiest. Audrey Hepburn

When you’re happy you find pure joy in your life. There are no regrets in this state of happiness – and that’s a goal worth striving for in all areas of your life. Suze Orman

If you observe a really happy man you will find him building a boat, writing a symphony, educating his son, growing double dahlias in his garden, or looking for dinosaur eggs in the Gobi desert. He will not be searching for happiness as if it were a collar button that has rolled under the radiator. He will not be striving for it as a goal in itself. He will have become aware that he is happy in the course of living life twenty-four crowded hours of the day. W. Beran Wolfe

Quotes about Being Happy

The habit of being happy enables one to be freed, or largely freed, from the domination of outward conditions. Robert Louis Stevenson

I think the key to life is just being a happy person, and happiness will bring you success. Diego Val

Most people would rather be certain they’re miserable, than risk being happy. Robert Anthony

There is some kind of a sweet innocence in being human—in not having to be just happy or just sad—in the nature of being able to be both broken and whole, at the same time. C. JoyBell C.

Happiness is an attitude of mind, born of the simple determination to be happy under all outward circumstances  J. Donald Walters

We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same. Anne Frank

People are unhappy when they get something too easily. You have to sweat – that’s the only moral they know. Dany Laferrière

You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. Epicurus

I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve. Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though it were his own. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means – either may do – the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier. Benjamin Franklin

There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second. Logan Pearsall Smith

Too often in life, something happens and we blame other people for us not being happy or satisfied or fulfilled. So the point is, we all have choices, and we make the choice to accept people or situations or to not accept situations. Tom Brady

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Unquestionably, it is possible to do without happiness; it is done involuntarily by nineteen-twentieths of mankind. John Stuart Mill

Happiness is the experience of loving life. Being happy is being in love with that momentary experience. And love is looking at someone or even something and seeing the absolute best in him/her or it. Love is happiness with what you see. So love and happiness really are the same thing… just expressed differently. Robert McPhillips

Be Happy Quotes

Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won’t have to hunt for happiness. William E. Gladstone

You can’t be happy unless you’re unhappy sometimes. Lauren Oliver

Nobody really cares if you’re miserable, so you might as well be happy. Cynthia Nelms

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. Earl Nightingale

Don’t waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy. Roy T. Bennett

Judge nothing, you will be happy. Forgive everything, you will be happier. Love everything, you will be happiest. Sri Chinmoy

You do the right thing even if it makes you feel bad. The purpose of life is not to be happy but to be worthy of happiness. Tracy Kidder

Research has shown that the best way to be happy is to make each day happy. Deepak Chopra

Learn how to be happy with what you have while you pursue all that you want. Jim Rohn

If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes. Andrew Carnegie

How simple it is to see that we can only be happy now, and there will never be a time when it is not now. Gerald Jampolsky

If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never be fulfilled. If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself. Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the world belongs to you. Lao Tzu

Most of us believe in trying to make other people happy only if they can be happy in ways which we approve. Robert S. Lynd

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. Dalai Lama

To be happy, you must fancy that everything you have is a gift, and you the chosen, though you worked your tail off for every bit of it. Robert Brault

We cannot be happy if we expect to live all the time at the highest peak of intensity. Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance and order and rhythm and harmony. Thomas Merton

Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness. Ayn Rand

If only we’d stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time. Edith Wharton

You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life. Albert Camus

Be happy with what you have. Be excited about what you want. Alan Cohen

Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible. St. Augustine

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

If you want happiness for an hour – take a nap. If you want happiness for a day – go fishing. If you want happiness for a month – get married. If you want happiness for a year – inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime – help someone else. Chinese Proverb

Feeling Happy Quotes

He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe. Marcus Aurelius

Cheerfulness is what greases the axles of the world. Don’t go through life creaking. H.W. Byles

Many things can make you miserable for weeks; few can bring you a whole day of happiness. Mignon McLaughlin

Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination. Mark Twain

Our capacity to draw happiness from aesthetic objects or material goods in fact seems critically dependent on our first satisfying a more important range of emotional or psychological needs, among them the need for understanding, for love, expression and respect. Alain De Botton

On the whole, the happiest people seem to be those who have no particular cause for being happy except that they are so. William R. Inge

No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change. Barbara DeAngelis

If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years. Bertrand Russell

Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it. Fyodor Dostoevsky

When neither their property nor their honor is touched, the majority of men live content. Niccolo Machiavelli

Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn’t stop to enjoy it. William Feather

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. Mark Twain

I have only two kinds of days: happy and hysterically happy. Allen J. Lefferdink

Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone. Sigmund Freud

On a deeper level you are already complete. When you realize that, there is a playful, joyous energy behind what you do. Eckhart Tolle

There is only one cause of unhappiness: the false beliefs you have in your head, beliefs so widespread, so commonly held, that it never occurs to you to question them. Anthony de Mello

The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does. James M. Barrie

If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you’ll never enjoy the sunshine. Morris West

We hope these happiness quotes lifted your mood and brightened your day. Share them with your friends to keep the good vibes spreading and choose to be happier today.

Being happy makes life better and more enjoyable, even when we have to make changes along the way.

If you still need a boost to be happier, check out 30 things you need to let go of to find happiness and start taking steps toward a happier life.

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100 being happy quotes to unlock the key to happiness (+pictures)

Last Updated on December 21, 2020

Happiness is a life skill you can develop and in this blog post, I’ll show you some simple strategies on how to do it. You will also learn the 6 things happy people do every day (backed by science). I promise you, reading these findings alone will raise your inner bliss.

In that context, I’ve selected 100 profound being happy quotes to further amplify these findings and help you find joy and bliss in your life.

Let these words from the wise inspire you to believe that it is within you to unlock positive emotions.

Happiness vs. health (which comes first?)

For many people, authentic happiness is a valuable life goal and a huge catalyst to pursue and achieve other goals in life. In fact, positive people tend to function better, they are more productive, they are healthier and research suggests they even live longer.  (1)

Happiness is both the precursor to health and the result of it. We need a lot of it to stay healthy. But health is also the foundation to experience positive emotions in life.

“The first wealth is health.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

“A healthy mind in a healthy body.” Juvenal

“Sanity is a small price to pay for happiness.” Marabeth Madsen

“The ingredients of health and long life, are great temperance, open air, easy labor, and little care.” Sir Philip Sidney 'Happiness gives us the energy which is the basis of health.' Henri Fredric Amiel Click To Tweet

“I think it’s more important to be fit so that you can be healthy and enjoy activities than it is to have a good body.” Rachel Blanchard

“One of the most sublime experiences we can ever have is to wake up feeling healthy after we have been sick.” Rabbi Harold Kushner

“There’s no joy even in beautiful wisdom unless one has holy health.” Simonides of Ceos

“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.” Buddha

Further Reading: 150 inspirational quotes about life that will move you

You can work on it every day

Although being happy isn’t something you can achieve indefinitely, you can still work on a happy lifestyle every day, or as Eleanor Roosevelt says:

“One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.” Dale Carnegie

“Remember that happiness is a way of travel – not a destination.” Roy M. Goodman

“Man, unlike the animals, has never learned that the sole purpose of life is to enjoy it.” Samuel Butler

“Happiness is not a station you arrive at but a manner of traveling.” Margaret Lee Runbeck

40% is determined by your own activities

Research psychologist Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky found that:

• 50% of our happiness is determined by our genes,
• 10% by circumstances, and
• a whopping 40% by our intentional activity.

In her famous book “The How of Happiness”  she argues:

“Thus, the key to happiness lies not in changing our genetics and not in changing our circumstances, but in our daily intentional activities.”

Isn’t it relieving to know that you can actively shape 40% of your well-being by your actions and effort? To cite Dalai Lama again:

“Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.” Benjamin Disraeli

“Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.” Anne Frank

“The enjoyment of life would be instantly gone if you removed the possibility of doing something.” Chauncey Depew

“Enjoyment is not a goal, it is a feeling that accompanies the important ongoing activity.” Paul Goodman 'Happiness consists in activity. It is running steam, not a stagnant pool.' John Mason Good Click To Tweet

“All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.” James Russell Lowell

“All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.” Calvin Coolidge

“Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so, does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.” Leonardo da Vinci, The Notebooks

“Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling and enduring and accomplishing.” George Sheehan

How to find it?

A promising approach is to start by focusing on things science knows happy people do every day and create your personal blueprint. In this article, I’ll dig deep into the attitudes, habits and thought patterns of happy people backed by science.

Even if you think that you can’t do all those things, here is the great news … Happiness and learning are very closely linked in our minds. The simple learning about everyday behaviors, life attitudes and the scientific principles that predict happiness can increase your positive emotions.

How cool is that?

Further Reading: 77 learning quotes and educational sayings

Of course, there is no recipe with a 100% success guarantee. Yet we can change certain things in our daily life and learn the most effective habits for more satisfaction, serenity and happy moments.

Let’s put Benjamin Franklin’s comment on the American Constitution into practice:

“Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.” Aeschylus

“If you want to be happy, Be.” Leo Tolstoy 'Man is the artificer of his own happiness.' Henry David Thoreau Click To Tweet

“Happiness depends upon ourselves.” Aristotle

“When one door of happiness closes, another one opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened to us.” Helen Keller

Happiness Video

Before we look in detail what happy people do and have in common you might want to watch my inspirational video. It features a collection of happiness quotes by famous authors that will brighten up your day.  As background music, I’ve chosen one of my favorite Edvard Grieg’s works – his “Morning Mood”.

6 things happy people do every day (backed by science)

Dependent on the group of interest, many theories are discussed controversially. As a result, I’ve concentrated my findings on only 6 aspects. I’ve chosen those actions where research into the nature of human happiness agrees on every level.

1. Nurture exceptional relationships

Happy people cultivate friendships and relationships and there is a good reason for doing so.

Known as “Dr. Happiness”, Ed Diener studied some of the happiest people and found without exception, that all of them have close, supportive families or friends. Some studies go so far as to call good social relationships a “necessary condition for a happy life!”.

A strong network of family, friends and other persons that are really important to you are the keys to authentic happiness and satisfaction in your daily life. Close social boundaries like a good talk to your best friend (especially if it’s a happy friend) are natural mood boosters.

Most noteworthy, it’s not important to have many friends on Facebook or on other social networks. Much more crucial is the quality of the few close relationships you have with the 3-4 most important people in your life.

What is a quality relationship?

A supportive relationship, like e.g. a marriage, is among life’s greatest joys. According to A.M. Greeley in his book “ Faithful attraction” 3 out of 4 people say that their spouse is their best friend.

A quality relationship is characterized by:

• mutual support and understanding,
• precious moments or fun shared together,
• giving and taking,
• trust and backing up.

Chatter, meaningless conversations and small talk on the other hand breed unfulfilling relationships. Try asking real questions and give real, unscripted answers.

Therefore, nurturing the relationships you have with the most important people in your life is the most fundamental of all love and happiness principles.

“Friendship improves happiness and reduces misery, by doubling our joys and dividing our grief.” Joseph Addison

“A good life is a series of joyful meetings and joyful moments.” Francis Bacon

“Friendship is one of the sweetest joys of life. Many might have failed beneath the bitterness of their trial had they not found a friend.” Charles Spurgeon

“And in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter and the sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.” Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet

Further Reading:  130 true friendship quotes and sayings not only for best friends

“This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love; the more they give, the more they possess. Rainer Marie Rilke

“Only solitary men know the full joys of friendship. Others have their family; but to a solitary and an exile his friends are everything.” Warren Gamaliel Harding 'Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. ' Buddha  Click To Tweet

“Without relationships, no matter how much wealth, fame, power, prestige and seeming success by the standards and opinions of the world one has, happiness will constantly elude him.” Sidney Madwed  

“Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness.” Rabbi Harold Kushner

“Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.” Franklin P. Jones

Further Reading: 78 cute love quotes for her and him

 2.  Express gratitude

Happy people work on a positive mindset. They stay grateful for those little things that happen each and every day and don’t take them for granted.

When was the last time that you were really grateful for something? Family, friends, love, health, job or a hobby that enriches your life might come easily into your mind.

Don’t forget about routine things. Most of us experience so many little things daily we can be grateful for. Examples are a good night’s sleep, a healthy meal spent with your loved ones, a roof over your head, sunset through the clouds, etc.

If you are mindful and sharpen your awareness for your blessings, you will automatically recognize more of it over time, and the magic happens…Naomi Williams puts it in a nutshell with her inspirational quote:

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all the others.” Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” Marcel Proust

“I don’t have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness –it’s right in front of me if I’m paying attention and practicing gratitude.” Brene Brown

“Sometimes we should express our gratitude for the small and simple things like the scent of the rain, the taste of your favorite food, or the sound of a loved one’s voice.” Joseph B. Wirthlin

“Often people ask how I manage to be happy despite having no arms and no legs. The quick answer is that I have a choice. I can be angry about not having limbs, or I can be thankful that I have a purpose. I chose gratitude.” Nick Vujicic

“We enjoy warmth because we have been cold. We appreciate light because we have been in darkness. By the same token, we can experience joy because we have known sadness.” David Weatherford

“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.” Marcus Aurelius

“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.” Denis Waitley

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” Melody Beattie

Further Reading:   85 best gratitude quotes and thankful sayings!

Numerous studies show that it is beneficial to focus on positive things in life and to consciously generate gratitude thoughts and feelings. In other words, our thoughts influence our emotions. ( 2 )

Robert Emmons (2003) from the University of California and Michael McCullough from the University of Miami showed in a study, the major benefits of counting blessings. This effective habit increases not only your well-being and optimism but also facilitates coping with stress and adversity. For that matter, it’s already enough to write down 5 things you are grateful for each week. ( 3 )

3. Make physical exercise a weekly or daily habit

Another thing most happy people have in common is that they believe and reap the health benefits of physical exercise.

Any discussion about happiness and unhappiness revolves a lot around the brain chemicals Serotonin, Dopamine, Norepinephrin, and Endorphin. All those chemicals are necessary for feelings of pleasure. The things that are best in improving your brain chemistry involve physical activity, which is backed by a multitude of studies (4).

One of the most influential medical reviews of its kind in the world is the Cochrane Review. A meta-analysis of 39 studies found that exercise led to large positive effects in mood elevation when compared to either controls or no treatment. ( 5 )

Moderate intensity activity and aerobic training are probably one of the best releases of dopamine, especially if you do it in novel ways. In addition, regular exercise can help to level out your body’s stress hormones, such as adrenaline.

Are you exercising regularly?

If yes, then you know the mood-boosting effect and I don’t need to convince you. Keep on moving!

However, if you are athletically challenged, I recommend taking this strategy to heart. In case you are a “couch potato”, I have good news for you.

A short session of a maximum of 20 minutes is enough to reap positive health benefits. Gretchen Reynolds has described this effect in her book “ First 20 Minutes” .

And the best thing about it is that even short, intense training sessions of 1-2 times per week can enormously increase your contentment and well-being.

One week has 168 hours, now it’s up to you. Do you think you could invest 1 hour per week to improve the quality of the remaining 167 hours of the week? Why not start right now with a brisk 20-minute walk around the neighborhood?

“The reason I exercise is for the quality of life I enjoy.” Kenneth H. Cooper

“All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking.” Friedrich Nietzsche

“The sovereign invigorator of the body is exercise, and of all the exercises walking is the best.” Thomas Jefferson

“True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united.” Wilhelm Von Humboldt

“Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person’s physical, emotional, and mental states.” Carol Welch

“Physical activity is an excellent stress-buster and provides other health benefits as well. It also can improve your mood and self-image. ”     Jon Wickham

“Nothing lifts me out of a bad mood better than a hard work out on my treadmill. It never fails. Exercise is nothing short of a miracle.” Cher

“A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world.” Paul Dudley White

4. Increase flow experiences

Happy people know how to get into the “Flow” and they make activities that engage them fully, an important part of their life.

A pioneer of the “Flow” Theory is the psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. For decades he explored people, who were doing something demanding for no good reason, (no status, no money) but just because they liked to do it. What motivated these people were not something that came from outside, but it came from the activity itself (intrinsic motivation).

His numerous publications and the famous book “Flow – The psychology of optimal experience”   have had a strong influence on positive psychology as a science.

He describes “Flow” as a state in which we are totally immersed in and concentrating on what we are doing. It is a synergy of different aspects of consciousness, where we wish it could go forever and don’t realize how time goes by. We are deeply involved in a joyful activity that is challenging, but well suited to our skills.

It can happen almost everywhere

Flow can happen almost anywhere, during our personal time, with our family, it can even happen with our job. Many types of activities can produce the flow experience, i.e., playing an instrument, sports, painting, gardening or teaching.

People have the feeling of control and nothing else matters. They forget their problems, they forget about themselves so that the kind of EGO that we are aware of in everyday life disappears.

The research is clear. People who are experiencing flow on a regular basis are happier than those who aren’t.

In conclusion, do more of what gets you in the flow. By the way, to feel happy you don’t necessarily have to be cheerful. The high spirits that you are experiencing with the flow is a deep, inner sent feeling. It is long-term happiness that comes with satisfaction with your own life or life in general.

“The ancient Greek definition of happiness was the full use of your powers along lines of excellence.” JohnF. Kennedy

“There is no greater joy than of feeling oneself a creator. The triumph of life is expressed by creation.” Henri Bergson

“To want to be what one can be is purpose in life.” Cynthia Ozick

“The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.” Bertrand Russell

“I define joy as a sustained sense of well-being and internal peace – a connection to what matters.” Oprah Winfrey

“To find something you can enjoy is far better than finding something you can possess.” Glenn Holm

“Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men, but from doing something worthwhile.” Sir Wilfred Grenfell

Further reading:  101+ inspirational picture quotes and cute motivational images

5.  Get enough sleep is crucial 

Happy people make a good night’s sleep priority because it helps them feel great.

It’s obvious, I know, but I still can’t say enough about the importance of sleep to improve your well-being, self-control, and focus. I wrote about how to get sleep in the context of effective weight control some years ago. But getting enough sleep is also an important factor for your peace of mind.

A survey of 2,000 people by mattress company Amerisleep found that “perfectly happy” people get 7.1 hours of sleep per night. This is another study that supports the often recommended 7-8 hours of sleep duration. ( 6 )

Of course, there is also a ton of research supporting the  pure health benefits of sufficient sleep . In the following, I’ll point out just three of them.

3 health benefits of sleep

• Do you know on the days when you feel lousy or react aggressively on almost everything, there is a reason? The cause for this is often bad sleep or sleep deprivation. The brain part that is processing positive emotions suffers more from sleep deprivation than the part for negative emotions. In consequence, we are more vulnerable to bad news and negative thoughts after a sleepless night.
• Furthermore sleep deprivation increases stress hormone levels on its own, even without a stressor present. On the other hand, if you are going to bed when you are stressed, a good night’s sleep is a great stress reliever. You wake up relaxed, clear-headed and your brain is ready for new adventures. The reason: During the night, your brain processes what it has experienced and learned across the day preparing you perfectly for the new day to come.
• With a good night’s rest, we also wake up healthier. While we sleep, our body and brain are in a stand-by-modus. We are not conscious and our muscles barely move. Our body uses the remaining energy for other things like the nightly maintenance of our immune system. Our body literally recharges itself while we are sleeping.

Perhaps you remember times when you went to bed a bit groggy only to wake up healthy again the next morning. Isn’t that fantastic?

“There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.” Edward Lucas

“Sleep is the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.” Thomas Dekker

Men have conceived a twofold use of sleep; it is a refreshing of the body in this life, and preparing of the soul for the next.” John Donne

“Sleep is the best meditation.” Dalai Lama

“A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book.” Irish Proverb

I firmly believe that sleep and recovery are critical aspects of an effective and holistic training program. Tom Brady “It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.” John Steinbeck

I eat right, I sleep, I work out, I’m happy. I have a beautiful family, nice friends. I choose the good things. I choose the happy, healthy things. I don’t choose the bad, unhealthy, unhappy things. Sharon Stone

Further Reading:   72 good night and sleep quotes for a healthy dose of rest

6. Eat more fruits and vegetables

Scientific evidence suggests that happy people eat more fruits and vegetables.

We all know the proverb “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”. And also none would deny that fruits and vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet. But, can eating fruits and vegetables really also improve our moods?

Studies (7) (8) (9) show that the more fruits and vegetables you eat, the happier you will be. A recent study published in the  American Journal of Public Health , found that participants who increased their fruit and vegetable consumption to eight servings per day from almost no fruits and veggies previously, experienced a rise in happiness equivalent to that of finding a new job.

While science doesn’t know yet how fruits and vegetables make you happier, it could be linked to the nutrients they contain like B vitamins and Serotonin production.

An effective way to lift especially your vegetable consumption is to drink green smoothies and eat a raw vegetable salad on a daily basis.

“You feel better when you’re eating food that retains nutritional value.”      Amber Heard

“Juices of fruits and vegetables are pure gifts from Mother Nature and the most natural way to heal your body and make yourself whole again.” Farnoosh Brock

“I mostly eat plant-based, so give me an avocado or something, even late at night, and I’ll be happy.” Nikki Reed

“The typical Western diet is the number-one cause of premature death and the number-one cause of disability. In other words, a long and healthy life is largely a matter of choice.” Michael Greger

“Healthy eating is a way of life, so it’s important to establish routines that are simple, realistically, and ultimately livable.” Arthur Agatston

It’s about making small changes at first and adding foods to your diet before you take any away; start with one extra vegetable or fruit at every meal, and hey, presto, that’s 21 portions a week. Ella Woodward

In my 52 Chef Habits Ecourse , you can learn how to create sustainable clean eating habits to boost your wellbeing without investing hours in your kitchen. Most of my easy clean eating recipes in the Ecourse are largely based on plant foods.

To see what I’m talking about, check out  the 52 Chef Habits Course!

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For me, researching in the field of positive psychology and creating this blog post clearly improved my mood:) I hope that reading this article will boost your positive emotions in this present moment too.

Cultivating good habits that make you happy will not only improve your life — it may help extend it too. What are you waiting for? Start prioritizing your inner bliss now!

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79 Uplifting Happiness Quotes That Will Brighten Your Day

We all need a little pick-me-up from time to time, and what better way than with some inspiring happiness quotes?

Whether you’re looking for the perfect Instagram caption or just a few words of wisdom to help brighten your day, these quotes about happiness can be just the inspiration you need.

From well-known authors and celebrities to everyday people sharing their insights on life, here are some of the best inspirational sayings that will remind you to stay positive and enjoy every moment.

Happiness quotes to bring joy to your day

1. “Happiness is not a destination, it’s a journey. Happiness is not tomorrow, it is now. Happiness is not a dependency, it is a decision. Happiness is what you are, not what you have.” – Unknown

2. “The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness.” – William Saroyan

3. “The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.” – Mark Twain

4. “Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.” – Thomas Merton

5. “Happiness is a warm puppy.” – Charles M. Schulz

6. “The happiest people don’t have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything.” – Unknown

7. “Happiness is a state of mind . It’s just according to the way you look at things.” – Walt Disney

8. “The greatest happiness you can give someone is the feeling that they are loved and appreciated.” – Unknown

9. “Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

Quotes about happiness and change in your life

10. “You can’t change how people feel about you, so don’t try. Just live your life and be happy.” – Unknown

11. “The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open.” – Chuck Palahniuk

12. “Happiness is an inside job. Don’t assign anyone else that much power over your life.” – Mandy Hale

13. If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes.” – Andrew Carnegie

14. “Never too old, never to bad, never too late, never too sick to start from scratch once again.” – Bikram Choudhury

15. “Happiness comes from within. It’s not determined by what’s happening around you but rather what’s happening inside you. Most people depend on others to gain happiness, but the truth is, it always come from within.” – John Spence

16. “You can’t make someone else happy until you are happy with yourself first.” – Unknown

17. “When life is good you are happy. When you are happy life is good. Knowing the difference is the key.” – Unknown

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18. “Change is sometimes needed to better yourself, love yourself and truly be happy. Never stop working on the best you can be. It’s a life long endeavor.” – Angelique Laforest Tremblay

19. “A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.” – Unknown

20. “They must change often, who would be constant in happiness.” – Confucius

True happiness quotes about daily life

21. “True happiness ne’er entered at an eye; true happiness resides in things unseen.” – Edward Young

22. “Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn, or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.” – Denis Waitley

23. “Be healthy and take care of yourself, but be happy with the beautiful things that make you, you.” – Beyonce

24. “No medicine cures what happiness cannot.” – Gabriel Garcia Márquez

25. “Be happy. Be bright. Be you.” – Kate Spade

26. “Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” – Marcel Proust

27. “People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.” – Abraham Lincoln

28. “Keep your face always toward the sunshine and the shadow will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman

29. “The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are, and not who people think you are.” – Goldie Hawn

30. “Every day is a new day.” – Carrie Underwood

Quotes on happiness and positivity

31. “An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backward. So when life is dragging you back with difficulties, it means that it’s going to launch you into something great.” – Paulo Coelho

32. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” – Maya Angelou

33. “Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.” – Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

34. “Whoever is happy will make others happy too.” – Anne Frank

35. “Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart.” – Roy T. Bennett

36. “I just think happiness is what makes you pretty. Period. Happy people are beautiful.” – Drew Barrymore

37. “Happiness is letting go of what you think your life is supposed to look like and celebrating it for everything that it is.” – Mandy Hale

38. “Tension is who you think you should be, relaxation is who you are.” – Chinese Proverb

39. “Stay close to people who feel like sunshine.” – Unknown

Quotes about happiness and love

40. “Being happy isn’t having everything in your life be perfect. Maybe it’s about string together all the little things.” – Ann Brashares

41. “The happiness you feel is in direct proportion with the love you give.” – Oprah Winfrey

42. “There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.” – George Sand 

43. “Nothing makes a person happier than having a happy heart.” – Roy T. Bennett

44. “The supreme happiness of life consists in the conviction that one is loved.” – Victor Hugo

45. “Never give up. Trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration you can not do wrong.” – Unknown

46. “How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you.” – Rupi Kaur

47. “Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come without leaving happier.” – Mother Teresa

48. “Give yourself the gift of unconditional happiness.” – Nara Lee

49. “Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower.” – John Harrigan

50. “Learn to love yourself without the love of others.” – Unknown

51. “Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.” – Oliver Holmes

The key to finding happiness quotes

52. “I think self-knowledge is a key to happiness. We can build happy lives only on the foundation of our own natures, our own values, and our own interests.” – Gretchen Rubin

53. “You have everything you need for complete peace and total happiness right now.” – Wayne Dyer

54. “The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.” – Louisa May Alcott

55. “Happiness is not the absence of the problems, it’s the ability to deal with them.” – Steve Maraboli

56. “Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.” – John Barrymore

57. “Always find time for the things that make you feel happy to be alive.” – Unknown

58. “There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

59. “Many search for happiness as we look for a hate we wear on our heads.” – Nikolaus Lenau

60. “Find out where joy resides and give it a voice far beyond singing. For to miss the joy is to miss all.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

61. “Instead of finding happiness around us, we should develop the habit of leaning within to find true happiness surrounded by positive emotions, thoughts, and ideas.” – Dr. Prem Jagyasi

62. “For what it’s worth, it’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you life a life you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald

63. “Happiness is not trying or finding, it’s deciding.” – Unknown

64. “We’re just trying to find happiness in the bodies and minds we were given, like everyone else.” – Ellen DeGeneres

Self happiness quotes

65. “Embrace the glorious mess that you are.” – Elizabeth Gilbert

66. “You need your own love to save your heart.” – Rithvik Singh

67. “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” – Aristotle

68. “There is no path to happiness; Happiness is the path.” – Buddha

69. “I think no matter what you look like, the key first of all is to be happy with yourself. And then you know if you want to improve things you don’t like about yourself, then do it after you appreciate yourself.” – Adele

70. “Keep taking time for yourself until you’re you again.” – Lalah Delia

71. “Life is full of happiness and tears; be strong and have faith.” – Kareena Kapoor Khan

72. “Happiness is an inside job. Don’t assign anyone else that much power over your life.” – Mandy Hale

72. “True happiness arises in the first place from the enjoyment of one’s self.” 

73. “Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” – Abraham Lincoln

74. “Allow yourself to enjoy each happy moment in your life.” – Unknown 

75. “I celebrate myself, and sing myself.” – Walt Whitman

76. “The key to being happy is knowing you have the power to choose what to accept and what to let go.” – Dodinsky

77. “Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.” – Oscar Wilde

78. “A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms.” – Zen Shin

79. “To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.” – Robert Morley

Final thoughts on these happiness quotes

The key to finding lasting happiness lies within all of us. We just need the courage to unlock it.

No matter what challenges or struggles come your way, remember that you hold the keys to true joy and contentment in your hands.

Love yourself, be kind to others, appreciate each moment, and find happiness within.

Life is too short not to enjoy every second of it!

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40 Happiness Quotes To Make You Smile

Happiness is not an emotion, but rather a state of being.

Short Happiness Quotes

Happiness quotes from literature, quotes about happiness at work, happiness quotes for kids.

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If you’re looking for a way to brighten your mood , one of these happiness quotes is sure to do the trick. The pursuit of happiness is one that has long been philosophized by thought leaders and literary greats, often ending with questions such as: What makes us happy? Most would agree that happiness is an inside job.

In both good and bad times, words of affirmation can serve as guiding lights and reminders that happiness is a state of being, rather than a fleeting emotion. Whether you’re seeking a short quote to read to yourself or something to put into a note for a friend , these happiness quotes from leaders, authors, and notable figures are sure to make you smile .

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• “You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.” ― Albert Camus
• “For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
• “Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.” ― John Lennon
• “They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.” ― Tom Bodett
• “Happiness is a warm puppy.” ― Charles M. Schulz
• “No medicine cures what happiness cannot.” ― Gabriel García Márquez
• “Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get” ― W.P. Kinsella
• “Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.” ― Ayn Rand
• “Happiness quite unshared can scarcely be called happiness; it has no taste.” ― Charlotte Bronte
• “Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.” ― Guillaume Apollinaire
• “Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.” ― Ernest Hemingway, The Garden of Eden
• “Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
• “Whoever is happy will make others happy.” ― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl
• “It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.” ― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People
• “It's been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will.” ― Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
• “Happiness [is] only real when shared.” ― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild
• “I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.” ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
• “Happiness is holding someone in your arms and knowing you hold the whole world.” ― Orhan Pamuk, Snow
• “The problem with people is they forget that most of the time it's the small things that count.” ― Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places
• “Being happy isn't having everything in your life be perfect. Maybe it's about stringing together all the little things.” ― Ann Brashares, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
• “I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle – victorious.” – Vince Lombardi
• “Never continue in a job you don’t enjoy. If you’re happy in what you’re doing, you’ll like yourself, you’ll have inner peace. And if you have that, along with physical health, you will have had more success than you could possibly have imagined.” – Johnny Carson
• “Be happy with what you have while working for what you want.” – Helen Keller
• “I never did a day’s work in my life. It was all fun.” – Thomas A. Edison
• “Have fun, work hard and money will come. Don’t waste time – grab your chances. Have a positive outlook on life. When it’s not fun, move on.” – Richard Branson
• Happiness Quotes From Famous Leaders
• “Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.” ― Abraham Lincoln
• “Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.” ― Helen Keller
• “The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh
• “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” ― Mahatma Gandhi
• “Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” ― Dalai Lama XIV
• “Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.” ― Mother Teresa
• “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” ― Aristotle
• "There is little success where there is little laughter."― Andrew Carnegie
• “Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.” —Franklin D. Roosevelt
• “Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.
• “Remember, you’re the one who can fill the world with sunshine.” ― Snow White, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
• “If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours.” ― Dolly Parton
• “If you have good thoughts, they will shine out of your face like sunbeams, and you will always look lovely.” – Roald Dahl
• “Now, think of the happiest things. It’s the same as having wings.” ― Peter Pan, Peter Pan
• “There comes a day when you’re gonna look around and realize happiness is where you are.” ― Chief Tui, Moana

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100 All Time Best Happiness Quotes

Roman russo: author of optimal happiness.

• May 27, 2023
• Happiness Review
• 32 Min Read

Happiness quotes are short life lessons that have been taught to us by some of the wisest and most knowledgeable people who have ever lived, authorities on the topic of happiness and how to reach one’s happiest potential .

Yet, not all happiness quotes are good, and there are not-so-famous quotes that should be mentioned more. Therefore, as a happiness coach , I have personally gathered and reviewed many hundreds happiness quotes, focusing only on 100 best happiness quotes, only included those which I believe to be the most accurate and beneficial to anyone wants to be happier.

This selection process has been based on my 8 years of coaching people on how to be happy, and my commitment to providing the best advice to my readers. I hope that you find this happiness quotes helpful in reaching your happiest potential.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (6 Happiness Quotes)

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness – Ralph Waldo Emerson.

2. You become what you think about all day long. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

3. What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

5. When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

6. It is not the length of life, but the depth. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) was an American essayist, lecturer, and philosopher from the 19th century. He is renowned for his discourse on a variety of topics, particularly individualism, liberty, the search for joy and contentment, and opposition to slavery. He is credited with publishing numerous essays, as well as delivering more than 1,500 public lectures throughout the United States. His thoughts and ideas remain relevant even today. 

Seneca the Younger (5 Happiness Quotes)

7. When you arise in the morning, think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love. – Seneca

8. Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing. – Seneca

9. All cruelty springs from weakness. – Seneca

10. It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor. – Seneca

11. It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor. – Seneca

Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger (4 BC – 65 AD) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and satirist. Seneca was born in Cordoba in Hispania and was raised in Rome, where he received training in rhetoric and philosophy. During the rule of Emperor Claudius, Seneca was exiled to the island of Corsica but was allowed to return when he was 49 and was appointed as tutor to Nero. Later, Seneca became an advisor to Nero when he became emperor. Seneca is well known for his philosophical writings and his best-known plays, such as Medea, Thyestes, and Phaedra.

Buddha (4 Happiness Quotes)

12. Happiness is a journey, not a destination. – Buddha

13. There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.- Buddha

14. You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger. – Buddha

15. We should not be afraid of negative emotions, but afraid not to know how to deal with them. – Buddha

Buddha , also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, lived in India during the 4th century BCE. He is widely considered to be the founder of Buddhism. Born into a royal family, Buddha renounced his wealth and titles in order to seek a greater understanding of life. After meditating beneath the Bodhi tree, he reached enlightenment and devoted the rest of his life to teaching others about the spiritual pursuit of happiness. 

William James (4 Happiness Quotes)

16. The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. – William James

17. The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human can alter his life by altering his attitude. – William James

18. Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action. – William James

19. A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. – William James

William James (1842 – 1910) was an American philosopher, historian, and psychologist. He is widely considered to be the first educator to offer psychology courses in the American Psychology. Throughout his life, James wrote extensively, compiling a large bibliography of his works. His masterpiece, The Principles (1890), brought him widespread fame and recognition. 

Unknown (4 Happiness Quotes)

20. Gym is therapy. – Unknown

21. Food is therapy. – Unknown

22. Reading is therapy. – Unknown

23. All education is therapy. – Unknown

Although the above-mentioned happiness quotes aren’t attributed to anyone specifically, I like them as they ring true for the science and art of happiness. Here, I believe that many other things could positively correlate with happiness, such as therapy, friendships, and walks in the park, but everything can be correlated with happiness.

Dalai Lama (4 Happiness Quotes) 

24. The purpose of our lives is to be happy. – Dalai Lama

25. If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. – Dalai Lama

26. If there is a way to free ourselves from suffering, we must use every moment to find it. – Dalai Lama

27. Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. – Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama (1935 – present) is a spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism . He worked to overcome the sectarian and other differences and discriminations in the exiled community. He is considered the symbol of Tibetan nationhood for not only Tibetans but both in Tibet and in exile. Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 due to his immense contributions to nonviolent This whole blog efforts to the liberation of Tibet and his work regarding global environmental problems. Furthermore, in the tradition of Bodhisattva, the Dalai Lama has spent his life benefiting humanity.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (3 Happiness Quotes)

28. Why should we build our happiness on the opinions of others, when we can find it in our own hearts? – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

29. Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

30. I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 – 1778) was a Genevan philosopher, author, and musician. His political philosophy had a profound influence on the spread of the Age of Enlightenment across Europe, on certain aspects of the French Revolution , and on the birth of a modern political, economic, and educational theory. Rousseau argued that happiness was not an unattainable ideal, but rather a state that could be achieved by many people in various contexts.

Aristotle (3 Happiness Quotes)

31. Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence. – Aristotle

32. Happiness depends upon ourselves. – Aristotle

33. Anybody can become angry – that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way – that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy. – Aristotle

Aristotle (384–322 BC) was a Greek philosopher during the Classical period in Ancient Greece, and one of the most influential philosophers of all time. He was a student of Plato and the teacher of Alexander the Great. Aristotle’s writings cover many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, politics, government, ethics, biology, zoology, and happiness. His writings on physics and metaphysics established important components of the scientific revolution. He is also known for his ethical theories, including the Golden Mean and the doctrine of virtue.

Marcus Aurelius (3 Happiness Quotes)

34. The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury. – Marcus Aurelius

35. The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts. – Marcus Aurelius

36. If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it. – Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121 – 180) was the emperor of the Roman Empire (161-180) and a Stoic philosopher . He was born on April 26, 121, in Rome, Italy and is considered one of the Five Good Emperors of the Roman Empire, credited with bringing above peace and stability to the Roman Empire. Much of what is known of his philosophy is derived from his letters, compiled in his book, Meditations .

Roy T. Bennett (3 Happiness Quotes) 

37. Don’t waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy. – Roy T. Bennett

38. You don’t need others’ permission to be happy. – Roy T. Bennett

39. Time doesn’t heal emotional pain, you need to learn how to let go. – Roy T. Bennett

Robert T. (Sway) Bennett (1939 – 2014) was the director of the Ohio Republican Party (USA) and one of three Ohio delegates to the Republican National Committee. He was part of the RNC for over twenty years. Following the resignation of then chairman Kevin DeWine, Bennett continued his role as a leader in 2012 and remained until May 2013. Bennett had a triple bypass surgery in 1996 after a mild heart attack.

Leo Tolstoy (2 Happiness Quotes)

40. Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. – Leo Tolstoy

41. If you want to be happy, be. – Leo Tolstoy, author

Lev Tolstoy (1828 – 1910) was a Russian writer best known for the novels War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1878). He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Nobel Peace Prize. His work is said to have inspired people such as Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. to start a non-violent protest movement.

Despite his tremendous contribution, Tolstoy may not have necessarily considered himself a happy writer. He wrote to express his dissatisfaction with the political and socio-economic situation of his time, aiming to inspire social change. This is most likely why he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, and why his quotes are so timeless.

Oscar Wilde (2 Happiness Quotes)

42. The map of the world that does not include utopia is not worth even glancing at. – Oscar Wilde

43. Some people cause happiness wherever they go, others whenever they go. – Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright who achieved great fame and became one of the most popular playwrights in London during the 1890s. His most famous novel is The Picture of Dorian Gray. His other acclaimed works include Lady Windermere’s Fan and The Importance of Being Earnest. Wilde was known for his flamboyant lifestyle, which ultimately resulted in his imprisonment and sentencing for homosexual acts. He also wrote extensively about life in his novels.

Mahatma Gandhi (2 Happiness Quotes)

44. If we practice an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, soon the whole world will be blind and toothless. – Gandhi

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

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869–1948) is honored in India as the Father of the Nation. He was an Indian lawyer, political personality, a strong critic of colonialism, and a Hindu nationalist. He opposed British rule in India and championed national independence. Gandhi’s ideology inspired many civil rights movements, including the Indian Independence Movement of 1857. Mahatma is a Sanskrit word that means great-souled-the title given to him in South Africa. Gandhi wrote almost 30 books in his life.

Oprah Winfrey (2 Happiness Quotes) 

46. You can have it all. Just not all at once. – Oprah Winfrey

47. The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams. – Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey (1954-present) is a media mogul, philanthropist, and actress. She has been a leader in the entertainment industry since the 1980s, and she is best known for her long-running talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show. Winfrey has also produced and starred in several movies and television shows, as well as written multiple books. She has founded multiple charities, including the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, and has been an advocate for many social and political causes. Winfrey is also one of the world’s most influential and powerful women.

John Locke (2 Happiness Quotes) 

48. The necessity of pursuing true happiness is the foundation of all liberty. – John Locke

49. Happiness is a disposition of mind and not a condition of circumstances. – John Locke

John Locke (1632 – 1704) was a British philosopher and medical researcher who studied at Oxford. He is considered one of the earliest and most influential advocates of modern empiricism, and his work, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689), explored the boundaries of human knowledge across a variety of fields. Locke argued that contentment was the cornerstone of independence, as it motivated people to think about what was best for them in the long run, rather than just what would make them feel good in the short term.

Albert Schweitzer (2 Happiness Quotes)

50. Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory. – Albert Schweitzer

51. Success is not the key to happiness, happiness is the key to success. – Albert Schweitzer

Ludwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer (1875 – 1966) was an Alsatian polymath and Nobel Prize winner in 1952. He was a theologian, writer, organist, and physician. He was also a music scholar and follower of Johann Sebastian Bach. His philosophy, Reverence for Life, gained worldwide recognition.

Epictetus (2 Happiness Quotes)

52. It’s not events, but our opinions about them, which cause us suffering. – Epictetus

53. There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will. – Epictetus

Epictetus (55 – 135) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was born into slavery and lived in Rome until his exile. His teachings were recorded and compiled by his student Arrian in the Discourses and Enchiridion. As a former slave, Epictetus believed that most events were outside of our control and that we should accept whatever happens with equanimity and impartiality.

Rick Sanchez (2 Happiness Quotes)

54. Every breath I take without your permission raises my self-esteem – Rick Sanchez

55. Your boo’s mean nothing, I’ve seen what makes you cheer – Rick Sanchez

Rick Sanchez is a fictional character from the cartoon series Rick & Morty and both of the above quotes are from S4E3 – “One Crew Over the Crewcoo’s Morty”. Rick is the smartest man in the universe and has invented a portal gun that allows him to travel to other dimensions and parallel realities, taking him on all sorts of sci-fi super adventures. He has even broken the fourth wall, meaning he knows he is a fictional character. In the future, we will be writing an article called “Happiness According to Rick Sanchez” – so stay tuned!

Abraham Lincoln (1 Happiness Quote)

56. Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. – Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. He is best known for leading the country through the American Civil War, abolishing slavery, and strengthening the federal government. On April 14, 1865, Lincoln was assassinated by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C

Charlie Chaplin (1 Happiness Quote) 

57. A day without laughter is a day wasted. – Charlie Chaplin

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (1889 – 1977) was a popular filmmaker and comic actor with a huge international fan following. Chaplin received numerous honorary and performance-based awards in his lifetime and was awarded a Doctor of Letters degree by the University of Oxford. He was renowned for his ability to make people laugh, and remains beloved to this day.

Plato (1 Happiness Quote)

58. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. – Plato

Plato (428 BC – 348 BC) was a Greek Athenian thinker and philosopher, founder of the Platonist school of thought and the Academy, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in Ancient Greek and Western philosophy, alongside his teacher, Socrates, and his most famous student, Aristotle. 

Helen Keller (1 Happiness Quote)

59. I cried because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet. – Helen Keller

Helen Keller (1880-1968) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer who was the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. She used her fame to advocate for people with disabilities, women’s suffrage, and socialism and was a founding member of the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Despite her disability, Keller was determined and strong, leaving a lasting legacy and inspiring generations of people with her courage.

Benjamin Franklin (1 Happiness Quote)

60. The Constitution only guarantees you the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself. – Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was an American polymath, writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. He was born on January 17, 1706, and is considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Additionally, Franklin served as the first United States Postmaster General and is often referred to as The First American due to his advocacy of colonial unity.

Dr. Seuss (1 Happiness Quote)

61. Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened. – Dr. Seus

Dr. Seuss (1904-1991) was an American author, poet, and cartoonist best known for his beloved children’s books. His books, including classics such as The Cat in the Hat, Horton Hears a Who!, and Green Eggs and Ham, have sold more than 600 million copies and have been translated into more than 20 languages. 

Ellen DeGeneres (1 Happiness Quote)

62. Happiness is being happy by yourself and for yourself. – Ellen DeGeneres 

Ellen DeGeneres (1958-present) is an American comedian, actress, writer, and producer. She starred in the sitcom Ellen and has hosted her syndicated talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, since 2003. She has won 30 Emmy Awards, authored four books, and launched her own record label, eleveneleven. DeGeneres is a prominent LGBT rights advocate and has received numerous awards for her work in LGBT causes.

Voltaire (1 Happiness Quote)

63. I have chosen to be happy because it’s good for my health. – Voltaire

Voltaire , pseudonym of François-Marie Arouet, (1694 – 1778) was a firm believer in the power of rational thought. To him, the reason was the key to social progress, and he thought that no authority, whether religious, political, or otherwise, should be above question. The satirical novel Candide (1759) and the philosophical treatise Lettres philosophiques (1734) were his most well-known works. The latter, a set of essays on English government and society, was a watershed moment in the development of ideas and is now universally recognized as a literary landmark in France.

Lao Tzu (1 Happiness Quote)

64. If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present. – Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu (6th century BCE – 4th century BCE) speculated about who the Old Man was and who is referred to in translations as such. Although this persona is ancient, the lessons it teaches about being present in the here and now have stood the test of time. The benefits of being present at the moment have been lauded by psychologi

The Bible (1 Happiness Quote) 

65. Gain the whole world, and lose own soul. – Matthew 16:26

The Bible is a collection of sacred texts or scriptures that are widely regarded as a source of knowledge and guidance by Christians and Jews. The Bible consists of the Old Testament, which contains the Hebrew scriptures, and the New Testament, which contains the Christian scriptures. The Bible is divided into the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Old Testament), the historical books, the poetic books, the prophetic books, and the New Testament. The Bible is the most translated and widely circulated book in the world.

Thomas Jefferson (1 Happiness Quote)

66. Happiness is the art of never holding in your mind the memory of any unpleasant thing that has passed. – Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American Founding Father who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and later served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He was a spokesman for democracy and the rights of man with worldwide influence. At the beginning of the American Revolution, he served in the Continental Congress, representing Virginia and then served as a wartime Governor of Virginia.

Alexander Graham Bell (1 Happiness Quote)

67. When one door closes, another opens. – Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell (1847 – 1922) was a Scottish inventor and scientist credited with inventing the first practical telephone. He helped found AT&T in 1885. His family had a history of speech and elocution work and his mother and wife were deaf. His research of hearing and speech led him to experiment with hearing aids which resulted in him being awarded the first U.S. patent for the telephone on March 7, 1876.

Gabriel García Marquez (1 Happiness Quote)

68. No medicine cures what happiness cannot. – Gabriel García Márquez

Gabriel García Márquez (1927-2014) was a Nobel Prize-winning Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter, and journalist. He is best known for his works of magical realism, including the novel  One Hundred Years of Solitude, which made him internationally famous. He is also the author of  Love in the Time of Cholera,   The Autumn of the Patriarch,  and  Chronicle of a Death Foretold. 

Socrates (1 Happiness Quote)

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

Socrates (469-399 BCE) was an illustrious and unique Greek philosopher who set the tone for Western philosophy. He came of age during the peak of Pericles’ Athens, served honorably in the military, and is remembered for his habit of questioning everything and everyone.

Drew Barrymore (1 Happiness Quote)

70. Happiness is the best makeup. – Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore (1975-present) is an American actress, producer, director, and author, best known for her roles in films such as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Charlie’s Angels, 50 First Dates, Donnie Darko, and The Wedding Singer. She is also the founder of the cosmetic brand Flower Beauty.

Marianne Williamson (1 Happiness Quote)

71. Children are happy because they don’t have a file in their minds called ‘All the things that could go wrong.’ – Marianne Williamson

Marianne Williamson (1952-present) is an American author, spiritual teacher, lecturer, and political activist. She has published twelve best-selling books, founded Project Angel Food, co-founded The Peace Alliance, and announced her candidacy for U.S. Congress. She has written extensively on transformation, spiritual empowerment, and politics and has worked on behalf of numerous charities.

Mary Lou Retton (1 Happiness Quote)

72. Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you. – Mary Lou Retton

Mary Lou Retton (1968-present) is an American former gymnast. She was the first U.S. woman and first non-European to win an individual all-around gold medal in Olympic gymnastics. Retton achieved international fame in 1984 winning gold, two silver, and two bronze medals in the Los Angeles Olympics, becoming one of the most popular athletes in the U.S.

Arnold Bennett (1 Happiness Quote)

73. Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism. – Arnold Bennett

Enoch Arnold Bennett (1867 – 11931)was an English author, writer, and novelist who wrote 34 novels, seven short story volumes, 13 plays, and numerous articles and book reviews. He was known for his realistic portrayals of everyday life in the English Midlands and for his witty and humorous writing style. His works were widely read, and he was one of the most successful British authors of his day.

Jim Carrey (1 Happiness Quote)

74. I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it’s not the answer. – Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey (1962-present) is a Canadian-American entertainer, comedian, author, filmmaker, and artist. He became famous in 1990 with In Living Color and starred in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) and other films. Notable works include Copper Mountain, Peggy Sue Got Married, The Dead Pool, Earth Girls Are Easy, Doing Time on Maple Drive, and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.

William Gibson (1 Happiness Quote)

75. Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by a-holes.

William Gibson (1948-present) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction author and writer widely credited with pioneering the sci-fi subgenre known as cyberpunk. Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s, his early works were noir, near-future stories that explored the effects of technology, artificial intelligence, and computer networks on humans.

Berkeley Breathed (1 Happiness Quote) 

76. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. – Berkeley Breathed

Guy Berkeley Berke Breathed (1957–2021) was a famous children’s author who composed many books and cartoons. His works included the comic strips Bloom County, Outland, and Opus. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning for Bloom County in 1987. No wonder such a beautiful quote about childhood came from him.

Alan Moore (1 Happiness Quote)

77. The past can’t hurt you anymore, not unless you let it. – Alan Moore, V for Vendetta

Alan Moore (1953-present) is renowned for his influential comic book works such as Watchmen, V for Vendetta, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and From Hell. Moore is a vocal advocate for human rights and psychedelic drugs and has also penned novels and screenplays.

Gary Vaynerchuk (1 Happiness Quote)

78. Love your Mondays. – Gary Vaynerchuk

Gary Vaynerchuk (1975-present) is a Belarusian-American business visionary, creator, speaker, and web-based media character. Initially known for extending his family’s wine business, Vaynerchuk is currently generally known for his work in advanced advertising and web-based media as the director of New York-based interchanges organization VaynerX and as CEO of VaynerX auxiliary VaynerMedia. He has composed various books including The Thank You Economy, Jab, Jab, Jab Right, Hardcover, and Gary Vaynerchuk’s 101 Wines.

Stephen R. Covey (1 Happiness Quote) 

79. To know and not to do is not to know. – Stephen R. Covey

Stephen R. Covey (1932-2012) was an American author, motivational speaker and entrepreneur. He is best known for his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, which is one of the best-selling business books of all time. He has written several other books related to personal and professional development, including The 8th Habit, The Leader in Me and The Speed of Trust. He has been a consultant to many large companies and has spoken to millions of people around the world.

Carol Barnett (1 Happiness Quote)

80. Comedy is tragedy plus time. – Carol Barnett

Carol Edith Barnett (1956 – 2021) was an American composer best known for her musical works. Her most popular works include American Kaleidoscope, An American Thanksgiving, Angelus ad virginem, Aprile/April (SATB divisi) 1997, and Bega and Children of the Heavenly Father.

Denis Waitley (1 Happiness Quote)

81. Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude . – Denis Waitley

Denis Waitley (1933-present) is an American motivational speaker, consultant, and author. He is best known for his book The Psychology of Winning, and for his work on peak performance and personal development. He has written numerous other books and articles, and has produced dozens of audio and video programs that have sold millions of copies. He has been a featured speaker at conferences and seminars around the world, and continues to be a sought-after speaker and consultant.

Russell Baker (1 Happiness Quote)

82. A solved problem creates two new problems, and the best prescription for happy living is not to solve any more problems. – Russell Baker

Russell Baker (1925-present) is an American journalist, author, and humorist. He is best known for his memoir Growing Up (1982) and his Pulitzer Prize-winning column in The New York Times. He has written numerous books and articles, and hosted the PBS show Masterpiece Theatre from 1992 to 2004.

Marthe Troly-Curtin (1 Happiness Quote)

83. Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. – Marthe Troly-Curtin

Marthe Troly-Curtin (1884 – 1925) was a popular novelist best known for her Phrynette Novels. Her first Phrynette novel was advertised in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine in June 1911, and was acclaimed as The Most Talked-About Book in London Today.

Anne Frank (1 Happiness Quote) 

84. Whoever is happy will make others happy. – Anne Frank

Annelies Marie Anne Frank (1929-1945) was a German-Dutch diarist of Jewish heritage. Between 1942 and 1944, Frank lived in Nazi-controlled Amsterdam, Netherlands, writing a diary where she described her life and her feelings during World War II. Unfortunately, she was later detained, leading to her death. She acquired acclaim posthumously with the publication of her diary, which became known as The Diary of a Young Girl.

Brian Tracy (1 Happiness Quote)

85. Worry is a sustained form of fear caused by indecision. –  Brian Tracy

Brian Tracy (1944-present) is a Canadian-American motivational public speaker and self-development author. He is the author of over 70 books that have been translated into dozens of languages. His popular books include Eat That Frog!, No Excuses!, and The Psychology of Achievement. He has written extensively on topics related to leadership, sales, time management, and personal success.

Steve Maraboli (1 Happiness Quote)

86. Happiness is not the absence of problems, it’s the ability to deal with them. – Steve Maraboli

Steve Maraboli (1975-present) is a New York Times bestselling author, speaker, and behavioral scientist. Maraboli is best known for his books Unapologetically You, the Truth, and Being Free. He is also the founder of Epic Living, a lifestyle movement dedicated to inspiring individuals to reach their highest potential. Maraboli is a frequent keynote speaker and has appeared on several television shows and networks, including ABC, NBC, Fox News, and MSNBC.

Daniel Gilbert (1 Happiness Quote)

87. The good news is that going blind is not going to make you as unhappy as you think it will. The bad news is that winning the lottery will not make you as happy as you expect. – Daniel Gilbert

Daniel Gilbert (1957-present) is an American social psychologist and the Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. He is known for his research on cognitive biases, well-being, and social psychology. His research focuses on how people think, feel, and make decisions. He has authored several books, including Stumbling on Happiness, which was awarded the 2007 Royal Society Prize for Science Books. He is also the co-founder and co-director of the Harvard Affective Science Lab, which studies emotion and decision-making.

Mandy Hale (1 Happiness Quote)

88. Happiness is letting go of what you think your life is supposed to look like and celebrating it for everything that it is. – Mandy Hale

Mandy Hale (1982-present) is an American author, blogger, and speaker. She is best known for her books and blog, The Single Woman. Hale has written four books and runs a popular blog. She also speaks at events and conferences around the world.

Meghan Markle (1 Happiness Quote)

89. Roll with the punches and enjoy every minute of it. – Meghan Markle

Meghan Markle (1981-present) is an American actress, model, and humanitarian. She is best known for her role as Rachel Zane on the legal drama series Suits and her involvement in social justice causes. Markle has also written and contributed to numerous publications, including Time, Elle, and The Guardian. She is the founder of the lifestyle brand, The Tig, and the co-founder of the women’s lifestyle collective, The Tig Collective. She is married to Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex.

Mother Teresa (1 Happiness Quote)

90. Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come without leaving happier. – Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa (1910-1997) was an Albanian-born Indian Roman Catholic nun, missionary, and humanitarian. She dedicated her life to serving the sick and poor, founding the Missionaries of Charity in 1948. Her selfless service earned her the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, and she was canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church in 2016.

Christian Dior (1 Happiness Quote)

91. Happiness is the secret to all beauty. There is no beauty without happiness. – Christian Dior

Christian Dior (1905-1957) was a renowned French fashion designer who revolutionized women’s fashion with the  New Look  silhouette. He was renowned for luxurious fabrics, intricate embroidery and bold accessories, and established a successful fashion empire. He was an artist who appreciated the fine arts, and his designs reflected his personal aesthetic of elegance, femininity and sophistication.

Lilly Pulitzer (1 Happiness Quote)

92. Being happy never goes out of style. – Lilly Pulitzer

Lilly Pulitzer (1931-2013) was an American fashion designer and socialite whose colorful beach-inspired clothing line gained popularity in the 1960s and 70s. After opening a juice stand in Palm Beach, Florida, she established her own boutique and mail order business, becoming a nationwide fashion phenomenon. In the 1980s, she shifted her focus to philanthropy, creating the Pulitzer Foundation for Children to provide scholarships for underprivileged children.

Elbert Hubbard (1 Happiness Quote)

93. Happiness is a habit – cultivate it. – Elbert Hubbard

Elbert Green Hubbard (1856 – 1915) was an American writer, publisher, and philosopher. He is best known for founding the Roycroft craftsman community in East Aurora, New York, which was a prominent example of the Arts and Crafts Movement. His works include: Forbes of Harvard, No Enemy But Himself, The Legacy, A Message to Garcia, Love, Life, and Work, White Hyacinths, and Health and Wealth.

Bobby McFerrin (1 Happiness Quote)

94. Don’t worry. Be happy. – Bobby McFerrin

Bobby McFerrin (1950-present) is an American jazz vocalist and conductor. He is a ten-time Grammy Award winner and is known for his vocal improvisations and polyphonic singing. He has also worked in classical and contemporary music. He has performed with many of the world’s leading orchestras and collaborated with many renowned artists including Yo-Yo Ma, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis and Sting.

William Wallace (1 Happiness Quote) 

95. Every man dies, but not every man truly lives. – William Wallace

Sir William Wallace (1270 – 1305) was a Scottish knight. During the First War of Scottish Independence, he was one of the main leaders, and along with Andrew Moray, he defeated the English army at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. Wallace was later appointed as the Guardian of Scotland. He was captured in Robroyston and subsequently executed by hanging, drawing and quartering on charges of high treason due to his war crimes against civilians. The 19th century historical novelist Jane Porter wrote A Story of Wallace and Bruce (1885) which romanticised his story.

Joker (1 Happiness Quote)

96. We stopped checking for monsters under our bed when we realized they are inside us. – Joker

The Joker is a supervillain and arch enemy of Batman, who first appeared in American comic books distributed by DC Comics. The character was created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson. In his comic book appearances, the Joker is portrayed as a criminal mastermind and a force of pure evil, possessing skills in cunning, manipulation, deception, showmanship, and dark comedy .

Milton Berle (1 Happiness Quote)

97. Laughter is an instant vacation. – Milton Berle

Milton Berle (1908-2002) was an American comedian and entertainer. Berle’s career as a performer spanned over 80 years, first in vaudeville and onstage as a child performer, then in radio, film, and television. As the host of NBC’s Texaco Star Theater, he was the first major American television star and was known to millions of viewers as Uncle Miltie and Mr. Television during the first Golden Age of Television. He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in both radio and television and was born into a Jewish family.

Paul Arden (1 Happiness Quote)

98. It’s better to regret what you have done than what you haven’t. – Paul Arden

Paul Arden (1940-2008) was an innovative executive at Saatchi & Saatchi and an author of several books on marketing and motivation, including Whatever You Think, Think The Opposite. His published books include: It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want To Be (2003), Whatever You Think, Think The Opposite (2006), and God Explained in a Taxi Ride (2007).

David Henry Hwang (1 Happiness Quote) 

99. I’m happy. Which often looks like crazy. – David Henry Hwang

David Henry Hwang (1957-present) is an American playwright and theater professor. His works include M. Butterfly, Yellow Face, and Soft Power, which earned him three Obie Awards and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Evan Carmichael (1 Happiness Quote)

100. Your purpose comes from your pain – Evan Carmichael

Evan Carmichael (1982-present) is a Canadian entrepreneur, speaker, and author. He is best known for his website, EvanCarmichael.com, which is a platform dedicated to helping entrepreneurs succeed. He is the author of the bestselling book, Believe in Yourself and has been featured on The Huffington Post, Entrepreneur Magazine, and Forbes.

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120 Inspirational Happiness Quotes to Brighten Your Day

Happiness is a sought-after and valuable emotion that provides us joy, contentment, and positivity . The following compilation of 120 inspirational happiness quotes from renowned authors and influential figures captures the essence of what it means to find joy and embrace the beauty of life.

120 Inspirational Happiness Quotes

“The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it’s all that matters.” Audrey Hepburn

“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” Dalai Lama

“The happiest people don’t have the best of everything, they make the best of everything.” Roy T. Bennett

“The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open.” Chuck Palahniuk

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” Mahatma Gandhi

“Count your age by friends , not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.” John Lennon

“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” Nicolas Chamfort

“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.” Marcus Aurelius

“Happiness is a choice. You can choose to be happy. There’s going to be stress in life, but it’s your choice whether you let it affect you or not.” Valerie Bertinelli

“The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does.” James M. Barrie

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“Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.” Franklin D. Roosevelt

“If you want to be happy, be.” Leo Tolstoy

“The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.” Mark Twain

“ Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” Albert Schweitzer

“Happiness is a warm puppy.” Charles M. Schulz

“Happiness is the art of never holding in your mind the memory of any unpleasant thing that has passed.” Unknown

“The greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.” Martha Washington

“The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are, and not who people think you are.” Goldie Hawn

“Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.” Jim Rohn

“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” Dr. Seuss

“Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.” Denis Waitley

“The happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you give.” Oprah Winfrey

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“Happiness consists more in small conveniences or pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom.” Benjamin Franklin

“Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get.” Dale Carnegie

“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.” Elizabeth Gilbert

“Happiness is not something you find, it’s something you create.” Unknown

“The secret to happiness is freedom… And the secret to freedom is courage.” Thucydides

“Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product.” Eleanor Roosevelt

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” Albert Schweitzer

“To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.” Albert Camus

“The happiest people don’t have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything they have.” Unknown

“True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.” Lucius Annaeus Seneca

“Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling.” Margaret Lee Runbeck

“Happiness is letting go of what you think your life is supposed to look like and celebrating it for everything that it is.” Mandy Hale

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” Mandy Hale

“The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness.” William Saroyan

“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” Abraham Lincoln

“Happiness is not the absence of problems, it’s the ability to deal with them.” Steve Maraboli

“Happiness is not by chance, but by choice.” Jim Rohn

“Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.” Aeschylus

“The purpose of our lives is to be happy.” Dalai Lama

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” Steve Jobs

“The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.” William Morris

“The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human can alter his life by altering his attitude.” William James

“The secret of happiness is freedom… And the secret of freedom is courage.” Thucydides

“Happiness is a journey, not a destination.” Alfred D. Souza

Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.” Franklin D. Roosevelt

What is the importance of happiness in life?

Happiness is a fundamental emotion that enhances our well-being and fosters positive relationships. It improves mental and physical health, strengthens resiliency, and contributes to a more fulfilling and gratifying life.

How can I cultivate happiness in my life?

Cultivating happiness requires concentrating on positive thoughts, practising gratitude, engaging in joyful activities, cultivating meaningful relationships, and prioritising self-care. It is a journey of self-discovery and appreciating the beauty of each moment in existence.

Can happiness be a conscious choice?

Yes, contentment is a deliberate decision. Although external factors influence our emotions, we have control over our response to these factors and our outlook on life. Positivity and the pursuit of pleasure in everyday experiences can have a significant impact on our happiness.

Can happiness be sustained despite challenges and setbacks?

Yes, contentment can be maintained despite difficulties. Although adversity is inevitable, cultivating resilience and a positive outlook can assist individuals in navigating adversity while still experiencing moments of pleasure and gratitude.

Key Takeaways:

The quotes emphasise that happiness is not solely a result of external circumstances, but rather a conscious decision we make. Authors such as Albert Schweitzer and Jim Rohn remind us that our thoughts, actions, and attitudes determine our level of contentment. Embrace the Present Moment: Numerous quotations emphasise the importance of living in the present. Audrey Hepburn, Steve Maraboli, and others emphasise the significance of appreciating life as it is, finding joy in the voyage, and letting go of unnecessary concerns about the past and future. Several authors, including the Dalai Lama and Oprah Winfrey, stress the importance of kindness, respect, and meaningful relationships in generating happiness. Giving and receiving affection, as well as connecting with others, have a substantial impact on our well-being.

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200 Happiness Quotes To Enrich Your Life

Last Updated on December 20, 2022 by Andrew Shih

People are used to pursuing things such as a money, fame, power, a good job, or a good life.

But how do you pursue happiness? Happiness is not a thing that you need to search for externally – happiness comes from within yourself.

According to VeryWellMind , “Happiness is an emotional state characterized by feelings of joy, satisfaction, contentment, and fulfillment. While happiness has many different definitions, it is often described as involving positive emotions and life satisfaction.”

Simply being grateful for what you have and every little thing that you may have taken for granted, and you will be instantly happier.

Happiness is within your mind and how you think. You are capable and have the full power to take control of your happiness. Here are 200 happiness quotes to brighten your day and enrich your life .

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Happiness Quotes: A ~ F

A happy family is but an earlier heaven. — George Bernard Shaw

A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships. — Helen Keller

A mathematical formula for happiness: Reality divided by Expectations. There were two ways to be happy: improve your reality or lower your expectations. — Jodi Picoult

A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery while on a detour. — Mitzi Dulan

Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, ‘I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you.’ — Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People

All happiness depends on courage and work. — Honoré de Balzac

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them. — John F. Kennedy

At times, our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us. — Albert Schweitzer

Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely. — Roy T. Bennett

Be grateful for what you already have while you pursue your goals. If you aren’t grateful for what you already have, what makes you think you would be happy with more. — Roy T. Bennett

Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life. — Omar Khayyam

Be happy with what you have while working for what you want. — Helen Keller

Be happy with what you have. Be excited about what you want. — Alan Cohen

Be happy. It really annoys negative people. — Ricky Gervais

Be happy. It’s one way of being wise. — Colette

Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough. — Oprah Winfrey

Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. It means that you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections. — Gerard Way

Being happy is not the only happiness. — Alice Walker

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. — Norman Vincent Peale

Changing your outside world cannot make you happy if you are an unhappy person. The real personal change can only happen from the inside out. If you firstly create the change within yourself, you can turn your life around. — Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness. — Steve Maraboli

Do not set aside your happiness. Do not wait to be happy in the future. The best time to be happy is always now. — Roy T. Bennett

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness. — Frank Tyger

Doing what you were born to do… That’s the way to be happy. — Agnes Martin

Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened. — Ludwig Jacobowski

Don’t waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy. — Roy T. Bennett

Don’t let the expectations and opinions of other people affect your decisions. It’s your life, not theirs. Do what matters most to you; do what makes you feel alive and happy. Don’t let the expectations and ideas of others limit who you are. — Roy T. Bennett

Enjoy it. Because it’s happening. — Stephen Chbosky

Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better to take things as they come along with patience and equanimity. — Carl Jung

Even if you cannot change all the people around you, you can change the people you choose to be around. Life is too short to waste your time on people who don’t respect, appreciate, and value you. Spend your life with people who make you smile, laugh, and feel loved. — Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

Every second you have on this planet is very precious and it’s your responsibility that you’re happy. — Naval Ravikant

Everybody in the world is seeking happiness—and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn’t depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions. — Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People

Everything is a gift of the universe,even joy, anger, jealousy, frustration, or separateness. Everything is perfect either for our growth or our enjoyment. — Ken Keyes Jr.

Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be. — Abraham Lincoln

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Happiness Quotes: H

Happily ever after, or even just together ever after, is not cheesy,” Wren said. “It’s the noblest, like, the most courageous thing two people can shoot for. — Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn, or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude. — Denis Waitley

Happiness comes from peace. Peace comes from indifference. — Naval Ravikant

Happiness depends on your mindset and attitude. — Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

Happiness depends upon ourselves. — Aristotle

Happiness does not consist in pastimes and amusements but in virtuous activities. — Aristotle

Happiness does not lead to gratitude. Gratitude leads to happiness. — David Steindl-Rast

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. — Ernest Hemingway, The Garden of Eden

Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, and it leads us a wild-goose chase, and is never attained. — Nathaniel Hawthorne

Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. — Nathaniel Hawthorne

Happiness is a choice and a skill and you can dedicate yourself to learning that skill and making that choice. — Naval Ravikant

Happiness is a conscious choice, not an automatic response. — Mildred Barthel

Happiness is a direction, not a place. — Sydney J. Harris

Happiness is a form of courage. — Holbrook Jackson

Happiness is a function of accepting what is. — Werner Erhard

Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes. — Charles Dickens

Happiness is a place between too much and too little. — Finnish proverb

Happiness is a state where nothing is missing. — Naval Ravikant

Happiness is always the serendipitous result of looking for something else. — Dr. Idel Dreimer

Happiness is an accident of nature, a beautiful and flawless aberration. — Pat Conroy, The Lords of Discipline

Happiness is an inside job. — William Arthur Ward

Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city. — George Burns

Happiness is holding someone in your arms and knowing you hold the whole world. — Orhan Pamuk, Snow

Happiness is letting go of what you think your life is supposed to look like and enjoying it for everything that it is. — Mandy Hale

Happiness is not a goal…it’s a by-product of a life well lived. — Eleanor Roosevelt

Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind. — Daphne Du Maurier

Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling. — Margaret Lee Runbeck

Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination. — Immanuel Kant

Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind. — Thomas Jefferson

Happiness is not having what you want. It is appreciating what you have. — Unknown

Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. — Norman MacEwan

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. — Dalai Lama

Happiness is not the absence of problems, it’s the ability to deal with them. — Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

Happiness is not the surplus of pleasant over unpleasant moments. Rather happiness consists in seeing one’s life in its entirety as meaningful and worthwhile. — Yuval Noah Harari

Happiness is only real when shared. — Jon Krakauer

Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one’s values. — Ayn Rand

Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness. — Zhuangzi

Happiness is the default state. It’s what’s there when you remove the sense that something is missing in life . — Naval Ravikant

Happiness is the experience of loving life. Being happy is being in love with that momentary experience. And love is looking at someone or even something and seeing the absolute best in him or her or it. Love is happiness with what you see. So love and happiness really are the same thing … just expressed differently. — Robert McPhillips

Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness. — Don Marquis

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence. — Aristotle

Happiness is the natural flower of duty. — Phillips Brooks

Happiness is the resultant of the relative strengths of positive and negative feelings rather than an absolute amount of one or the other. — Norman Bradburn

Happiness is usually attributed by adults to children, and by children to adults. — Thomas Szasz

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. – — Mahatma Gandhi

Happiness is where we find it, but very rarely where we seek it. — J. Petit Senn

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length. — Robert Frost

Happiness, not in another place but this place…not for another hour, but this hour. — Walt Whitman

Happiness: A butterfly, which when pursued, seems always just beyond your grasp; but if you sit down quietly, may alight upon you. — Daily Crescent

Happiness: a way station between too little and too much. — Channing Pollock

Happiness? That’s nothing more than health and a poor memory. — Albert Schweitzer

Happiness Quotes: I ~R

I am very happy because I have conquered myself and not the world. I am very happy because I have loved the world and not myself. — Sri Chinmoy

I don’t know what’s worse: to not know what you are and be happy, or to become what you’ve always wanted to be, and feel alone. — Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon

I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, “This is what it is to be happy. — Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

I have only two kinds of days: happy and hysterically happy. — Allen J. Lefferdink

I now tried a new hypothesis: It was possible that I was more in charge of my happiness than I was allowing myself to be. — Michelle Obama

I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve. — Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

I think happiness is what makes you pretty. Period. Happy people are beautiful. They become like a mirror and they reflect that happiness. — Drew Barrymore

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. — G.K. Chesterton

I’d far rather be happy than right any day. — Douglas Adams

If we would just slow down, happiness would catch up to us. — Richard Carlson

If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. — Mother Teresa

If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never be fulfilled. If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself. Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the world belongs to you. — Lao Tzu

If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. — Chinese proverb

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. — Dalai Lama

If you want to be happy, be. — Leo Tolstoy

If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, focus on living fully in the present. — Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes. — Andrew Carnegie

If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things. — Albert Einstein

I’m choosing happiness over suffering, I know I am. I’m making space for the unknown future to fill up my life with yet-to-come surprises. — Elizabeth Gilbert

In every part and corner of our life, to lose oneself is to be a gainer; to forget oneself is to be happy. — Robert Louis Stevenson

In our daily lives, we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but the gratefulness that makes us happy. — Albert Clarke

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

It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else. — Arthur Schopenhauer

It is difficult to live in and enjoy the moment when you are thinking about the past or worrying about the future. You cannot change your past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about your future. Learn from the past, plan for the future. The more you live in and enjoy the present moment, the happier you will be. — Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness. — Charles Spurgeon

It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it. — Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People

It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace. — Chuck Palahniuk

It’s the moments that I stopped just to be, rather than do, that have given me true happiness. — Richard Branson

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. — Maya Angelou

Learn to be happy with the endless try/fail/learn approach. True growth is slow and steady. — Maxime Lagacé

Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness. — Ayn Rand

Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. — Marcel Proust

Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free. — Thich Nhat Hanh

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. — Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land

Maybe the truth is, there’s a little bit of loser in all of us. Being happy isn’t having everything in your life be perfect. Maybe it’s about stringing together all the little things. — Ann Brashares

Money doesn’t bring happiness and creativity. Your creativity and happiness bring money. — Sam Rosen

Most of us are just about as happy as we make up our minds to be. — William Adams

No medicine cures what happiness cannot. — Gabriel García Márquez

Nothing makes a person happier than having a happy heart. — Roy T. Bennett

Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy. — Guillaume Apollinaire

On the whole, the happiest people seem to be those who have no particular cause for being happy except that they are so. — William R. Inge

One happiness scatters a thousand sorrows. — Chinese proverb

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory. — Rita Mae Brown

Our capacity to draw happiness from aesthetic objects or material goods in fact seems critically dependent on our first satisfying a more important range of emotional or psychological needs, among them the need for understanding, for love, expression, and respect. — Alain de Botton

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. — Thomas Jefferson

People are unhappy when they get something too easily. You have to sweat–that’s the only moral they know. — Dany Laferrière

People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy. — Anton Chekhov

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost. — Dalai Lama

Perfectionism is the enemy of happiness. Embrace being perfectly imperfect. Learn from your mistakes and forgive yourself, you’ll be happier. We make mistakes because we are imperfect. Learn from your mistakes, forgive yourself, and keep moving forward. — Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn’t stop to enjoy it. — William Feather

Real happiness is not of temporary enjoyment, but is so interwoven with the future that it blesses forever. — James Lendall Basford

Happiness Quotes: S ~ Z

Sadness gives depth. Happiness gives height. Sadness gives roots. Happiness gives branches. Happiness is like a tree going into the sky, and sadness is like the roots going down into the womb of the earth. Both are needed, and the higher a tree goes, the deeper it goes, simultaneously. The bigger the tree, the bigger will be its roots. In fact, it is always in proportion. That’s its balance. — Osho Rajneesh

Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination. — Mark Twain

Smile more. Smiling can make you and others happy. — Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

Sometimes we don’t find the thing that will make us happy because we can’t give up the thing that was supposed to. — Robert Brault

Stop comparing yourself to other people, just choose to be happy and live your own life. — Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

Stop giving other people the power to control your happiness, your mind, and your life. If you don’t take control of yourself and your own life, someone else is bound to try. — Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get. — W. P. Kinsella

Take responsibility of your own happiness, never put it in other people’s hands. — Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time. — Friedrich Nietzsche

The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely, or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature, and God. As long as this exists, and it certainly always will, then there will be comfort for every sorrow, whatever the circumstances may be. — Anne Frank

The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up. — Mark Twain

The constant happiness is curiosity. — Alice Munro

The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. The first to forget is the happiest. — Unknown

The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet. — James Oppenheim

The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. — George Washington Burnap

The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness. — William Saroyan

The greatest secret to happiness and peace is letting every life situation be what it is, instead of what you think it should be. Then, make the very best of it. — Thibaut

The happiness of life is made up of the little charities of a kiss or smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts. — Marcus Aurelius

The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it’s all that matters. — Audrey Hepburn

The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open. — Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters

The real things haven’t changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong. — Laura Ingalls Wilder

The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage. — Carrie Jones

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring. — Carl Sandburg

The secret to happiness is to put the burden of proof on unhappiness. — Robert Brault

The true secret of happiness lies in the taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life. — William Morris

There are two ways to be happy: improve your reality, or lower your expectations. — Jodi Picoult

There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. — Freya Stark

There is great happiness in not wanting, in not being something, in not going somewhere. — Jiddu Krishnamurti

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness. — Lady Blessington

There is only one happiness in life – to love and to be loved. — George Sand

There is some kind of a sweet innocence in being human- in not having to be just happy or just sad- in the nature of being able to be both broken and whole, at the same time. — C. JoyBell C.

They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for. — Tom Bodett

Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others. — Martin Luther King Jr.

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. — Buddha

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. — Joseph Addison

To be happy, you must fancy that everything you have is a gift, and you the chosen, though you worked your tail off for every bit of it. — Robert Brault

To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost. — Gustave Flaubert

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

True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one’s self. — Joseph Addison

True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery

True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. — Helen Keller

Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement. — Golda Meir

Usefulness is happiness, and… all other things are but incidental. — Lydia Maria Child, The American Frugal Housewife

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. — Marcus Aurelius

We cannot be happy if we expect to live all the time at the highest peak of intensity. Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance and order and rhythm and harmony. — Thomas Merton

We can’t control the world. We can only (barely) control our own reactions to it. Happiness is largely a choice, not a right or entitlement. — David C. Hill

We don’t laugh because we’re happy – we’re happy because we laugh. — William James

What is happiness? The feeling that power is growing, that resistance is overcome. — Friedrich Nietzsche

When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life. — John Lennon

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 that has been opened for us. – — Helen Keller

When you do the right thing, you get the feeling of peace and serenity associated with it. Do it again and again. — Roy T. Bennett

Whoever is happy will make others happy. — Anne Frank

Work hard and don’t give up hope. Be open to criticism and keep learning. Surround yourself with happy, warm and genuine people. — Tena Desae

Wouldn’t it be powerful if you fell in love with yourself so deeply that you would do just about anything if you knew it would make you happy? This is precisely how much life loves you and wants you to nurture yourself. The deeper you love yourself, the more the universe will affirm your worth. Then you can enjoy a lifelong love affair that brings you the richest fulfillment from inside out. — Alan Cohen

You are in charge of your own happiness; you don’t need to wait for other people’s permission to be happy. — Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

You can only have bliss if you don’t chase it. — Henepola Gunaratana

You cannot judge what should bring others joy, and others cannot judge what should bring you joy. — Alan Cohen

You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness. — Jonathan Safran Foer

You can’t be happy unless you’re unhappy sometimes. — Lauren Oliver, Delirium

You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life. — Albert Camus

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Best 100 Motivational Video Quotes To Inspire You

Written by admin posted on 22 May 2020

Here’s the best collection of motivational and inspirational video quotes on life, work, success and random topics. This is a best collection of motivating and short video quotes . In a way, the list contains random video quotes but are very meaningful and inspiring.

Video Quotes

1. Accept yourself, love yourself and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down. – Roy T. Bennett

2. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. – Lao Tzu

3. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

4. All you can change is yourself, but sometimes that changes everything! – Gary W. Goldstein

5. An attitude of positive expectation is the mark of the superior personality. – Brian Tracy

6. Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely. – Roy T. Bennett

7. Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. It means that you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections.

8. Being miserable is a habit; being happy is a habit and the choice is yours. – Tom Hopkins

9. Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. – Norman Vincent Peale

10. Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. – Dr. Seuss

11. Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. – Joshua J. Marine

12. Clear thinking produces definite results. – Remez Sasson

13. Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement. – W. Clement Stone

14. Do not let circumstances influence your thoughts and moods. Choose your thoughts, and soon your life would mirror those thoughts.

15. Don’t be afraid to stand for what you believe in, even if that means standing alone. – Unknown

16. Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant. – Robert Louis Stevenson

17. Don’t wait. The time will never be just right. – Napoleon Hill

18. Don’t worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don’t even try. – Jack Canfield

19. Eighty percent of success is showing up. – Woody Allen

20. Everything has beauty, but not everyone can see. – Confucius

21. Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. – Tony Robbins

22. Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions. – Dalai Lama

23. Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open. – John Barrymore

24. Pursue what catches your heart, not what catches your eyes. – Roy T. Bennett

25. Hope is a waking dream. – Aristotle

26. I am thankful for all of those who said NO to me. It’s because of them I”m doing it myself. – Albert Einstein

27. I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse. – Florence Nightingale

28. I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. – Jimmy Dean

29. I don’t regret the things I’ve done, I regret the things I didn’t do when I had the chance. – Unknown

30. If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. – Milton Berle

31. If we’re growing, we’re always going to be out of our comfort zone. – John C. Maxwell

32. If you can change your mind, you can change your life. – William James

33. If you can dream it, you can achieve it. – Zig Ziglar

34. If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten. – Tony Robbins

35. In order to carry a positive action, we must develop here a positive vision. – Dalai Lama

36. In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. – Bill Cosby

37. It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. – Confucius

38. It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. – Abraham Lincoln

39. I would rather die of passion than of boredom. – Vincen Van Gogh

40. Just know, when you truly want success, you’ll never give up on it. No matter how bad the situation may get. – Unknown

41. Keep your face to sunshine and you cannot see a shadow. – Helen Keller

42. Learning is a gift. Even when pain is your teacher. – Maya Watson

43. Life becomes easier and more beautiful when we can see the good in other people. – Roy T. Bennett

44. Life has many ways of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once. – Paulo Coelho

45. Life has two rules: #1 Never quit. #2 Always remember rule #1.

46. Life is like photography. You need the negatives to develop.

47. Life isn’t about getting and having, it’s about giving and being. – Kevin Kruse

48. Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. – George Bernard Shaw

49. Life is short, live it. Life is rare, grab it. Anger is bad, dump it. Fear is awful, face it. Memories are sweet, cherish it. – Unknown

50. Life is too short to waste your time on people who don’t respect, appreciate, and value you. – Roy T. Bennett

51. Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. – John Lennon

52. Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be. – Grandma Moses

53. Live everyday like it’s your last day on earth. – Unknown

54. Maturity is when you stop complaining and making excuses, and start making changes. – Roy T. Bennett

55. More smiling, less worrying. More compassion, less judgment. More blessed, less stressed. More love, less hate. – Roy T. Bennett

56. Never let the things you want make you forget the things you have. – Unknown

57. Nothing can disturb your peace of mind unless you allow it. – Roy T. Bennett

58. Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possibe’. – Audrey Hepburn Read

59. Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. – Thomas Edison

60. People will hate you, rate you, shake you, and break you. But how strong you stand is what makes you.

61. Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power. – William James

62. Positive thinking sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and can achieve the impossible. – Unknown

63. Pursue what catches your heart, not what catches your eyes. – Roy T. Bennett

64. Repeating inspiring quotes during the day, helps to better cope with every situation that arises. – Remez Sasson

65. Make improvements, not excuses. Seek respect, not attention. – Roy T. Bennett

66. Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart. – Roy T. Bennett

67. Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. – Arthur Ashe

68. Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. – Albert Einstein

69. Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, what’s in it for me? – Brian Tracy

70. Success is falling nine times an getting up ten. – Jon Bon Jovi

71. The best revenge is massive success. – Frank Sinatra

72. The best way to gain self-confidence is to do what you are afraid to do. – John Barrymore

73. The more you feed your mind with positive thoughts, the more you can attract great things into your life. – Roy T. Bennett

74. The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. – Alice Walker

75. The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. – Amelia Earhart

76. The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking. – Robert H. Schuller

77. The only way to do great work is to love what you do. – Steve Jobs

78. The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow. For every challenge encountered there is opportunity for growth.

79. There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. – Albert Einstein

80. There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it. – Edith Wharton

81. The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. – Mark Twain

82. To think negatively is like taking a drug that weakens you. – Remez Sasson

83. Train your mind to think in terms of ‘it is possible’ and ‘it can be done’. – Remez Sasson

84. We are all different. Don’t judge, understand instead. – Roy T. Bennett

85. We are all here for some special reason. Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future. – Robin Sharma

86. We become what we think about. – Earl Nightingale

87. We don’t meet people by accident, they are meant to cross our path for a reason. – Unknown

88. Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. – Napoleon Hill

89. When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion. – Abraham Lincoln

90. When you do the right thing, you get the feeling of peace and serenity associated with it. Do it again and again. – Roy T. Bennett

91. When you think and say “I can”, confidence and happiness will fill your entire being. – Remez Sasson

92. Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right. – Henry Ford

93. Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is. – Vince Lombardi

94. Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose. – Lyndon B. Johnson

95. You become what you believe. – Oprah Winfrey

96. You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. – Christopher Columbus

97. You cannot solve a problem with the same mind that created it. – Albert Einstein

98. You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will. – Stephen King

99. You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. – Eleanor Roosevelt

100. You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try. – Beverly Hills

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145 Best Happiness Quotes for a Brighter Tomorrow

Discover a collection of 145 happiness quotes and uplifting messages to inspire your day. Explore quotes that can make you happy and bring joy to your life. Find motivation, wisdom, and a renewed sense of positivity with these empowering quotes. Embrace the power of positive thinking and let these words of wisdom guide you towards a happier and more fulfilling life.

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Inspirational happiness quotes.

• “Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” – Dalai Lama
• “The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open.” – Chuck Palahniuk
• “The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness.” – William Saroyan
• “Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.” – Jim Rohn
• “The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does.” – James M. Barrie
• “Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
• “The only joy in the world is to begin.” – Cesare Pavese
• “Happiness is a choice, not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy.” – Ralph Marston
• “The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.” – Marcus Aurelius
• “Happiness is not something that can be achieved or acquired. It is something that emerges from within.” – Unknown
• “Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
• “The purpose of our lives is to be happy.” – Dalai Lama
• “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” – Mahatma Gandhi
• “Don’t rely on someone else for your happiness and self-worth. Only you can be responsible for that.” – Oprah Winfrey
• “Happiness is not the absence of problems; it’s the ability to deal with them.” – Steve Maraboli
• “Happiness is a state of mind. It’s just according to the way you look at things.” – Walt Disney
• “The greatest happiness comes from the joy of giving.” – Unknown
• “Happiness is not a destination; it is a way of life.” – Unknown
• “The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky
• “The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” – Oprah Winfrey
• “Happiness is not found in things you possess, but in what you have the courage to release.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne
• “The key to happiness is letting each situation be what it is instead of what you think it should be.” – Mandy Hale
• “Happiness is the art of never holding in your mind the memory of any unpleasant thing that has passed.” – Unknown
• “Happiness is a journey, not a destination.” – Ben Sweetland
• “The happiest people don’t have the best of everything; they make the best of everything they have.” – Unknown
• “Happiness is not something that can be measured or obtained; it is something that is experienced and felt.” – Unknown
• “Happiness is a direction, not a place.” – Sydney J. Harris
• “The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your relationships.” – Leo Tolstoy
• “Happiness is the experience of living every moment with love, grace, and gratitude.” – Denis Waitley
• “Happiness is not a possession to be prized; it is a quality of thought, a state of mind.” – Daphne du Maurier
• “The greatest happiness is to be at peace with oneself.” – Buddha
• “Happiness is not something you find; it’s something you create.” – Unknown
• “Happiness is not a destination, but a way of life.” – Unknown
• “The secret to happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does.” – James M. Barrie
• “Happiness is not in the absence of problems, but in the ability to deal with them.” – Unknown
• “Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product of a life well-lived.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

Short Happiness Quotes

• “Choose joy.”
• “Happiness is a choice.”
• “Smile often, it’s contagious.”
• “Find joy in the little things.”
• “Happiness blooms from within.”
• “Count your blessings, not your problems.”
• “Be present, be happy.”
• “Embrace the beauty of life.”
• “Choose happiness over negativity.”
• “Let go of what doesn’t serve your happiness.”
• “Happiness is found in gratitude.”
• “Find joy in the journey.”
• “Laugh often, it’s medicine for the soul.”
• “Choose positivity, spread happiness.”
• “Live in the moment, find happiness there.”
• “Savor the simple pleasures of life.”
• “Happiness is contagious, share it with others.”
• “Focus on what makes your heart smile.”
• “Find your own path to happiness.”
• “Choose love and happiness will follow.”
• “Happiness is the best revenge.”
• “Be kind, be happy.”
• “Happiness is a state of mind.”
• “Choose to see the good in every situation.”
• “Let go of expectations, embrace happiness.”
• “Be grateful, be happy.”
• “Happiness is a journey, not a destination.”
• “Find joy in giving.”
• “Choose happiness, even on cloudy days.”
• “Live, love, and be happy.”

I Choose Happiness Quotes

• “I choose happiness because it brings light to my soul.”
• “I choose happiness because it is a reflection of my inner strength.”
• “I choose happiness because it nourishes my spirit.”
• “I choose happiness because it empowers me to overcome challenges.”
• “I choose happiness because it attracts positivity into my life.”
• “I choose happiness because it is a gift I give myself every day.”
• “I choose happiness because it allows me to appreciate life’s beauty.”
• “I choose happiness because it uplifts my mind and heart.”
• “I choose happiness because it inspires me to be the best version of myself.”
• “I choose happiness because it radiates love and kindness to others.”
• “I choose happiness because it is a beacon of hope in dark times.”
• “I choose happiness because it fills my days with joy and laughter.”
• “I choose happiness because it is a powerful antidote to negativity.”
• “I choose happiness because it reminds me of the blessings in my life.”
• “I choose happiness because it allows me to let go of worries and stress.”
• “I choose happiness because it encourages me to embrace life’s adventures.”
• “I choose happiness because it strengthens my resilience in the face of adversity.”
• “I choose happiness because it fuels my passion and purpose.”
• “I choose happiness because it frees me from the shackles of unhappiness.”
• “I choose happiness because it empowers me to create a life I love.”
• “I choose happiness because it transforms my outlook on life.”
• “I choose happiness because it helps me appreciate the present moment.”
• “I choose happiness because it ignites a spark of positivity within me.”
• “I choose happiness because it is a conscious decision I make every day.”
• “I choose happiness because it aligns my thoughts, words, and actions with positivity.”
• “I choose happiness because it allows me to celebrate the journey of life.”
• “I choose happiness because it reminds me that I am in control of my emotions.”
• “I choose happiness because it encourages me to practice self-care and self-love.”
• “I choose happiness because it connects me with the abundance of the universe.”
• “I choose happiness because it liberates me from the chains of negativity.”
• “I choose happiness because it is a state of mind that transcends external circumstances.”
• “I choose happiness because it empowers me to create a ripple effect of joy.”
• “I choose happiness because it teaches me to find the silver lining in every situation.”
• “I choose happiness because it helps me build strong and meaningful relationships.”
• “I choose happiness because it reminds me that I deserve to live a fulfilling life.”
• “I choose happiness because it enables me to cultivate a grateful and optimistic attitude.”
• “I choose happiness because it is a precious gift I give to myself and others.”
• “I choose happiness because it is the key to unlocking my true potential.”
• “I choose happiness because it invites abundance and prosperity into my life.”
• “I choose happiness because it is the foundation of my overall well-being.”

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• “Finding joy in the little moments.”
• “Happiness is contagious, spread it around.”
• “Embracing the beauty of life with a smile.”
• “Choose happiness and let your light shine.”
• “Capturing moments of pure happiness.”
• “Living my best life, one happy moment at a time.”
• “Happiness is a state of mind, and I’m in it.”
• “Grateful for the simple joys that bring me happiness.”
• “Radiating positivity and chasing happiness.”
• “Happiness looks good on me.”
• “Embracing the journey with a joyful heart.”
• “Overflowing with happiness and gratitude.”
• “Choosing happiness every single day.”
• “Finding bliss in the smallest of things.”
• “Happiness is the secret ingredient of life.”
• “Life is too short not to be happy.”
• “In pursuit of happiness and making memories.”
• “Capturing smiles and spreading happiness.”
• “Happiness is the key to a life well-lived.”
• “Smiling because happiness is my favorite accessory.”
• “Chasing dreams and finding happiness along the way.”
• “Living life with a grateful heart and a happy soul.”
• “Happiness is finding peace within.”
• “Letting go of worries and embracing happiness.”
• “Sharing moments of pure happiness with the world.”
• “Finding joy in the journey, not just the destination.”
• “Living in the present moment, soaking up happiness.”
• “Finding my own version of happiness.”
• “Creating my own sunshine and happiness.”
• “Spreading happiness like confetti.”
• “Happiness is the best filter for life.”
• “Savoring the sweet moments that bring me joy.”
• “Choosing happiness as my daily mantra.”
• “Grateful for the happiness that surrounds me.”
• “Happiness is not a destination, but a way of life.”

How To Keep A Happy Mindset

Keeping a happy mindset requires consistent effort and self-care. Here are some tips to help you maintain a positive and happy mindset:

• Practice gratitude: Take time each day to reflect on the things you are grateful for. It can be as simple as appreciating a beautiful sunset or a kind gesture from a friend. Cultivating gratitude helps shift your focus towards the positive aspects of your life.
• Surround yourself with positive influences: Surround yourself with people who uplift and inspire you. Avoid negative or toxic individuals who drain your energy. Choose to spend time with supportive and optimistic people who contribute to your happiness.
• Engage in activities that bring you joy: Identify activities that bring you joy and make them a regular part of your routine. It could be hobbies, sports, creative pursuits, or spending time in nature. Engaging in activities you love boosts your mood and overall well-being.
• Practice mindfulness and self-care: Take care of your mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Practice mindfulness techniques, such as meditation or deep breathing, to bring your awareness to the present moment and reduce stress. Prioritize self-care activities, such as getting enough sleep, eating nourishing food, and engaging in regular exercise.
• Foster positive self-talk: Pay attention to your inner dialogue and challenge negative thoughts. Replace self-critical or self-defeating thoughts with positive and empowering ones. Practice affirmations and remind yourself of your strengths and achievements.
• Cultivate a healthy work-life balance: Ensure you have a healthy balance between work, personal life, and relaxation. Set boundaries to protect your time and prioritize self-care and activities that bring you joy. Avoid overcommitting or spreading yourself too thin.
• Seek support when needed: It’s important to recognize when you need support and seek help when necessary. Reach out to trusted friends, family members, or professionals for guidance and assistance during challenging times. Remember, asking for help is a sign of strength, not weakness.
• Focus on personal growth: Set meaningful goals that align with your values and aspirations. Pursue activities that promote personal growth, learning, and self-improvement. Embrace challenges as opportunities for growth and see setbacks as temporary obstacles on your journey.
• Limit exposure to negativity: Be mindful of the information you consume. Limit exposure to negative news, social media, or other sources of negativity that can impact your mindset. Instead, seek out uplifting and inspiring content that nourishes your mind and soul.
• Practice acts of kindness: Engage in acts of kindness towards others. Helping others and spreading positivity not only benefits them but also boosts your own happiness and sense of fulfillment.

Remember, maintaining a happy mindset is a continuous practice. Be patient with yourself and embrace the journey towards a happier and more fulfilling life.

How To Avoid Negativity In Your Life

Avoiding negativity in your life can significantly contribute to your overall well-being and happiness. Here are some strategies to help you reduce and manage negativity:

• Surround yourself with positive influences: Choose to spend time with people who uplift and support you. Surrounding yourself with positive, optimistic individuals can create a more positive and uplifting environment.
• Set boundaries: Establish clear boundaries to protect your emotional well-being. Learn to say “no” to activities, situations, or people that consistently bring negativity into your life. Prioritize your own mental and emotional health.
• Limit exposure to negative media: Be mindful of the media you consume, including news, social media, and entertainment. Limit exposure to negative and sensationalized content that can affect your mindset. Instead, focus on uplifting and educational content that promotes positivity.
• Practice self-awareness: Pay attention to your own thoughts, emotions, and reactions. Notice when negative thoughts or self-talk arise and consciously challenge and reframe them into more positive and empowering perspectives. Develop self-awareness to catch negative patterns and actively work on changing them.
• Practice gratitude: Cultivate a habit of gratitude by regularly acknowledging and appreciating the positive aspects of your life. Engage in gratitude exercises, such as keeping a gratitude journal or expressing gratitude to others. Shifting your focus towards gratitude helps counteract negativity and fosters a more positive mindset.
• Engage in self-care: Prioritize self-care activities that promote your overall well-being. Engage in activities that bring you joy, relaxation, and rejuvenation. Take care of your physical health, get enough sleep, eat nourishing food, and engage in regular exercise. When you prioritize self-care, you create a foundation of positivity and resilience.
• Seek support when needed: If you find yourself consistently surrounded by negativity or struggling with negative emotions, don’t hesitate to seek support from trusted friends, family members, or professionals. They can provide guidance, a listening ear, or tools to help you manage and overcome negativity.
• Practice mindfulness and stress management: Incorporate mindfulness practices into your daily routine, such as meditation, deep breathing, or yoga. These practices help you stay present, reduce stress, and detach from negative thoughts or emotions.
• Focus on solutions and growth: Instead of dwelling on problems or negativity, shift your focus towards solutions and personal growth. Embrace challenges as opportunities for learning and development. Adopt a growth mindset and believe in your ability to overcome obstacles.
• Practice self-compassion: Be kind and compassionate towards yourself. Acknowledge that everyone has ups and downs, and it’s okay to experience negative emotions at times. Treat yourself with kindness, understanding, and forgiveness as you navigate through challenging situations.

Remember, avoiding negativity doesn’t mean ignoring or suppressing negative emotions. It’s about consciously choosing not to dwell on negativity and actively seeking positive alternatives that contribute to your well-being. By implementing these strategies, you can create a more positive and fulfilling life.

What are 10 positive quotes?

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs “In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.” – Albert Camus “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker “You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.” – Brian Tracy “Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” – Dalai Lama “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer

What can make me happy quotes?

“Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.” – Jim Rohn “The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.” – Marcus Aurelius “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” – Mahatma Gandhi “The purpose of our lives is to be happy.” – Dalai Lama “The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, someone to love, and something to hope for.” – Allan K. Chalmers “Happiness is a direction, not a place.” – Sydney J. Harris “The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does.” – James M. Barrie “Happiness is a choice. You can choose to be happy. There’s going to be stress in life, but it’s your choice whether you let it affect you or not.” – Valerie Bertinelli “Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt “The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness.” – William Saroyan

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• "Happiness depends upon ourselves." — Aristotle
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• "Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it." — Jaques Prevert
• "One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats." — Iris Murdoch

• "The only joy in the world is to begin." — Cesare Pavese
• "It is only possible to live happily ever after on a daily basis." — Margaret Bonanno
• "The pleasure which we most rarely experience gives us greatest delight." — Epictetus
• "Remember this, that very little is needed to make a happy life." — Marcus Aurelius
• "I wake up every morning with a great desire to live joyfully." — Anna Howard Shaw
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160 Happiness Quotes to Make you Happy and Feel Good

Happiness … everybody wants to be happy in this world and chases it, but few understand from where does it come.  People keep searching for it in the outside world , but the reality is it lies within you. You just need to explore it inside you. Lots of ups and down comes  across in the life and we face many difficulties and challenges . We need to overcome from these with confidence and feel HAPPY. Happiness is a journey not a destination , life will be easy when you are happy with it. Today, I am sharing with you collection of my favorite happiness quotes, which I like most and these quotes make me smile , whenever I read them.

Happiness Quotes

Here is the collection of happiness quotes to make you smile and keep you motivated in life. Hope you will like these happy quotes.

• “Happiness is contagious, spread this among people surrounding you.” ~ Invajy

• “People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.” ~ Abraham Lincoln

• “Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.” ~ Frank Tyger

• “Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. ” ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne

• “Learn to let go . That is the key to happiness.” ~ Buddha

• “There is no path to happiness; happiness is the path.” ~ Buddha

• “No medicine cures what happiness cannot.” ~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez

• “Happiness, search it in the outer world and you’ll be exhausted. Search it inside you’ll find a path.” ~ Invajy

• “Happiness is the best makeup” ~ Drew Barrymore​

• “Happiness walks step by step just right beside you; if you look at it mindfully.” ~ Invajy

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Happy Quotes

• “Happiness is inversely correlated with desire.” ~ Invajy

• “Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” ~ Dalai Lama

• “Happiness comes in waves. you will find it again.” ~ Invajy

• “A great obstacle to happiness is to expect too much happiness.” ~ Bernard de Fontenelle

• “Happiness is acceptance ” ~ Invajy

• “Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go” ~ Oscar Wilde
• “The talent for being happy is appreciating and liking what you have , instead of what you don’t have.” ~ Woody Allen
• “Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” ~ Buddha
• “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony ” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
• “Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.” ~  Abraham Lincoln

Quotes on Happiness

• “True happiness is…to enjoy the present , without anxious dependence upon the future.” ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca
• “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 that has been opened for us.” ~ Helen Keller
• “The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does.” ~ James M. Barrie
• “Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another.” ~ Marquis de Condorcet
• “When it rains, look for rainbows. When it’s dark , look for stars.” ~  Invajy

• “Don’t take life too seriously. You’ll never get out of it alive.” ~ Elbert Hubbard
• “One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.” ~ Rita Mae Brown
• “ Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” ~  Mother Theresa
• “Cry. Forgive . Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.” ~ Steve Marabol
• “If you aren’t grateful for what you already have, what makes you think you would be happy with more. ” ~ Roy T. Bennett

Being Happy Quotes

• “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” ~ Ludwig Jacobowski
• “For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
• “We don’t laugh because we’re happy – we’re happy because we laugh.” ~ William James
• “Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you respond to it.” ~ Lou Holtz
• “Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love , and something to hope for .” ~ Joseph Addison
• “Happiness? That’s nothing more than health and a poor memory.” ~ Albert Schweitzer
• “Happiness cannot be traveled to , owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude .” ~ Denis Waitley
• “I am very happy because I have conquered myself and not the world. I am very happy because I have loved the world and not myself.” ~ Sri Chinmoy
• “Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive , good things and good people will be drawn to you.” ~ Mary Lou Retton
• “ Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful .” ~ Herman Cain
• “The most important thing is to enjoy your life – to be happy – it’s all that matters.” ~ Audrey Hepburn
• “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion . If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” ~ Dalai Lama
• “Happiness consists of living each day as if it were the first day of your honeymoon and the last day of your vacation.” ~ Leo Tolstoy
• “There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.” ~ George Sand
• “The purpose of our lives is to be happy.” ~ Dalai Lama
• “Being happy never goes out of style.” ~  Lilly Pulitzer
• “The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.” ~ Aesop
• “A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?” ~ Albert Einstein
• “There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.” ~ Epictetus
• “ Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.” ~ Jim Rohn

Quotes about Happiness

• “The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.” ~ Mark Twain
• “The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.” ~ Henry Ward Beecher
• “The secret to happiness is freedom … And the secret to freedom is courage .” ~ Thucydides
• “A happy life consists not in the absence , but in the mastery of hardships.” ~ Helen Keller
• “Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.” ~ Dale Carnegie

• Happiness is a choice. You can choose to be happy. There’s going to be stress in life , but it’s your choice whether you let it affect you or not. ~ Valerie Bertinelli
• “If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts , liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes .” ~ Andrew Carnegie
• “The key to being happy is knowing you have the power to choose what to accept and what to let go . ” ~ Dodinsky
• “Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time .” ~ Marthe Troly-Curtin
• “Happiness is not in the mere possession of money ; it lies in the joy of achievement , in the thrill of creative effort.”  ~  Franklin D. Roosevelt
• “The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.” ~ James Oppenheim
• “There is only one cause of unhappiness: the false beliefs you have in your head, beliefs so widespread, so commonly held, that it never occurs to you to question them.” ~ Anthony de Mello
• “Happy people plan actions, they don’t plan results.” ~ Dennis Waitley
• “What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.” ~ Confucius
• “Happiness is living in the present moment . Mindfulness makes you happier than ever before.” ~ Invajy

• “Happiness is a by-product of an effort to make someone else happy.” ~ Gretta Brooker Palmer
• “The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be.” ~ Marcel Pagnol
• “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” ~ Aristotle
• “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”  ~ Confucius
• “Happiness is an art of never holding memories of any unpleasant thing that has passed.” ~ Invajy

Happiness Day Quotes

• “Be happy with what you have. Be excited about what you want.” ~  Alan Cohen
• Happiness is a state where nothing is missing. ~ Naval Ravikant
• “The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness.” ~ William Saroyan
• “We can’t control the world. We can only (barely) control our own reactions to it. Happiness is largely a choice, not a right or entitlement.” ~ David C. Hill
• “Happy he who learns to bear what he cannot change.” ~ Friedrich Schiller
• “The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.” ~ Eric Hoffer
• “If you do not mess your mind, you will naturally be joyful.” ~ Sadhguru
• “The secret of happiness is low expectations.” ~ Barry Schwartz
• “Happiness comes from peace . Peace comes from indifference” ~ Naval Ravikant
• “As people spin faster and faster in the pursuit of merely personal happiness, they become exhausted in the futile effort of chasing themselves.” ~ Andrew Delbanco

Feel Good Quotes

• “Happiness is always the serendipitous result of looking for something else.” ~ Dr. Idel Dreimer
• “Happiness is not a goal ; it is a by-product.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
• “Happiness is a place between too much and too little.” ~ Finnish proverb
• “All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.” ~ Baruch Spinoza
• “Happiness is not you get what you like. Happiness is you like what you get.” ~ Invajy
• “Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.” ~ Ayn Rand
• “The true secret of happiness lies in the taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life .” ~ William Morris
• “The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.” ~ Ashley Montagu
• “Happiness consists more in conveniences of pleasure that occur everyday than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom.” ~  Benjamin Franklin
• “To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.” ~ Bertrand Russell
• “Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, and it leads us a wild-goose chase, and is never attained.” ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne
• “The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are, and not who people think you are.” ~ Goldie Hawn
• “The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
• “Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.” ~ William James 
• “Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.” ~  Robert Frost
• “There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do.” ~ Freya Stark
• “There is no way to happiness — happiness is the way.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
• “Tension is who you think you should be, relaxation is who you are.” ~ Chinese proverb
• “The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.” ~ Carl Sandburg
• “Don’t postpone joy until you have learned all of your lessons. Joy is your lesson.” ~   Alan Cohen
• “Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.” ~ Mother Teresa
• “Do not set aside your happiness. Do not wait to be happy in the future. The best time to be happy is always now.” ~ Roy T. Bennett
• “Be happy. It’s one way of being wise.” ~ Colette
• “Happiness doesn’t depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude .” ~ Dale Carnegie
• “If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, focus on living fully in the present.” ~ Roy T. Bennett
• “A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness.” ~ Albert Einstein
• “Happiness consists more in small conveniences or pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom to a man in the course of his life.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
• “You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.” ~ Jonathan Safran Foer
• “Happiness is the secret to all beauty. There is no beauty without happiness.” ~ Christian Dior
• “Happiness is not the absence of problems, it’s the ability to deal with them.” ~ Steve Maraboli
• “The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder whether you are happy or not.” ~  George Bernard Shaw
• “Most of us believe in trying to make other people happy only if they can be happy in ways which we approve.” ~ Robert S. Lynd
• “Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn’t stop to enjoy it.” ~  William Feather
• “Judge nothing, you will be happy. Forgive everything, you will be happier. Love everything, you will be happiest.”  ~  Sri Chinmoy
• “One joy scatters a hundred griefs.” ~ Chinese Proverb
• “Stop feeling sorry for yourself and you will be happy.” ~ Stephen Fry
• “We are no longer happy so soon as we wish to be happier.” ~  Walter Savage Landor
• “We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.” ~  George Bernard Shaw
• “The habit of being happy enables one to be freed, or largely freed, from the domination of outward conditions.” ~  Robert Louis Stevenson
• “Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.” ~ Omar Khayyam
• “People say that money isn’t the key to happiness, but I always figured if you have enough money, you can have a key made.” ~ Joan Rivers
• “If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.” ~ Mother Teresa
• “Personal happiness lies in knowing that life is not a checklist of acquisition or achievement. Your qualifications are not your life.” ~ J. K. Rowling
• “Children are happy because they don’t have a file in their minds called ‘all the things that could go wrong.’” ~ Marianne Williamson
• “I’ve got nothing to do today but smile.” ~ Paul Simon
• “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” ~ Maya Angelou
• “Happiness is like a cloud — if you stare at it long enough, it evaporates.” ~ Sarah McLachlan
• “Be happy in your body. It’s the only one you’ve got, so you might as well like it.” ~ Keira Knightley
• “Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” ~ Steven Kloves
• “In order to have great happiness, you have to have great pain and unhappiness — otherwise, how would you know when you’re happy?” ~ Leslie Caron
• “To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.” ~  Albert Camus
• “Recognizing and appreciating what you have in life brings happiness.” ~ Invajy
• “Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
• “Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” ~ Robert A. Heinlein
• “Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” ~ George Burns
• “To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.” ~ Gustave Flaubert
• “Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.” ~ Dale Carnegie
• “Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
• “Be happy. It really annoys negative people .” ~ Ricky Gervais
• “Happiness, in truth , lies within you. Starting from you and ending with you.” ~ Invajy
• “Happiness is an inside job.” ~ William Arthur Ward
• “The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.” ~ Marcus Aurelius
• “We are born with happiness, joy and fun; Why do we search it outside?” ~ Invajy
• “Life will bring you pain all by itself. Your responsibility is to create joy.” ~ Milton Erickson
• “I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives.” ~  Dalai Lama
• “People should find happiness in the little things, like family .” ~ Amanda Bynes
• “Happiness, not in another place but this place… not for another hour, but this hour.” ~ Walt Whitman
• “He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.” ~ Marcus Aurelius
• “True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.” ~ Helen Keller
• “Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Happy Life Quotes

• “They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: Someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.” ~ Tom Bodett
• “Happiness is making the most of what you have, and riches is making the most of what you’ve got.” ~ Rosamunde Pilcher
• “The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain!” ~ Dolly Parton
• “Happiness held is the seed; happiness shared is the flower.” ~ John Harrigan
• “It’s not about being happy all the time, or being sure of all your choices. It’s about knowing that life is precious, even when it’s tough.” ~ Topher Kearby
• “I have chosen to be happy because it’s good for my health.” ~ Voltaire
• “Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ~ Marcel Proust
• “Happiness is a warm puppy .” ~ Charles M. Schulz
• “Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination.” ~ Mark Twain
• “It’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.” ~ Lucille Ball

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Gen Zers, take note: Some boomers have found a simple path to happiness

• The World Happiness Report found happiness among young people in North America declined.
• Older adults in the US had higher happiness levels, even though they had fewer social interactions.
• It could demonstrate the importance of fewer, but more meaningful, friendships. 

There might not be one true key to happiness — but some older Americans have found solutions to help them get there.

Loneliness and happiness are often related, and people of all ages have been battling those issues for years. The pandemic cast a harsh spotlight on loneliness , in particular, due to social isolation requirements, prompting a call for action by lawmakers and even the US surgeon general to help foster social connections and deter the negative health impacts that accompany loneliness .

The World Happiness Report , released in March, delved further into how people of all generations are experiencing loneliness and happiness globally. According to the report, happiness levels for young people — aged 15 to 24 — declined in North America since 2019, upending the U-shape theory: the idea that happiness is high for young people, it bottoms out in middle age, and it increases again at old age.

And when it comes to loneliness in the US , the younger generations were hit the hardest.

"Loneliness is almost twice as high among the Millennials than among those born before 1965," the report said. "Millennials also feel less socially supported than Boomers in those countries, another place in which these countries look different from the rest of the world. This is despite the fact that actual social connections are much more frequent for Millennials than Boomers, and about as frequent as for Generation X."

The report added that "those in the boomer and earlier generations feel more socially supported and less lonely than those in the younger generations despite having less frequent actual interactions with all groups except neighbours."

A range of possibilities could explain why this might be the case. Preeti Malani, a professor of medicine at the University of Michigan, previously told Business Insider that "loneliness is far, far greater among the younger group."

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"Being lonely as an 80-year-old may be due to a very different reason than someone who is a 19-year-old college student living amongst a huge group of people," Malani said. "You can be surrounded by people and be lonely. And that college experience or high school experience is a good example where you don't have the meaningful connections with people."

The focus on meaningful connections might just be what splits older generations from younger generations when it comes to happiness. While some Gen Zers have spent money to make more friends through social clubs and fitness groups, older adults have told BI that for them, it's not about the quantity of their social connections; it's about the quality.

Susan Skinner, a 71-year-old, previously told BI that it took her a while to establish close friendships, but for her well-being and happiness, the effort is worth it.

"I can't remember the research on how many hours together it takes to make someone a close friend, but it's a lot," she said. "So it's just a matter of having someone where you could think, 'Would this be someone I could call up and say that I'm just having a really bad day, I need to talk, or just tell me what's going on with you,' something like that."

Roadblocks to happiness

Of course, finding meaningful connections and achieving happiness is easier said than done. Gen Z is entering adulthood in a difficult economy — while the pace of inflation has slowed since the pandemic began, prices are still high. Even with the hot labor market, some young people are having trouble landing a job.

On top of that, new research from the St. Louis Federal Reserve's Institue Economic Equity found more than one in three young people aged 18 to 24 have no income at all , making it difficult for them to progress financially and budget for their futures.

That's not to say older generations are not facing similar economic stressors. A BI/YouGov survey from July, for example, found that half of Gen Xers aged 43 to 58 do not feel financially secure , largely because they're accruing a lot of debt.

But despite the economic headwinds, the World Happiness Report suggests younger generations could learn something from older adults about improving their overall mental health and relationships with their peers.

"To feel a sense of belonging meets an essential human need," the report said. "Evidence shows a sense of community belonging to have a larger influence on life satisfaction and to be more prevalent at higher ages, providing yet another explanation for life evaluations that rise at higher ages."

Maria Maki, 79, can attest . After encountering loneliness when she moved to a new city during the pandemic, she decided to connect with women in her neighborhood over coffee — and she's since developed meaningful relationships that have made her life a lot better.

"I am happier," Maki said. "I feel like I have a group of people I can talk to or call, and I've done some of the outside activities, which has been fun. I look forward to it all week, and without that, I don't know what I'd do."

Watch: The surprising effects loneliness has on your brain and body

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50 love quotes to express how you feel: 'Where there is love there is life'

Love may be a four letter word, but it's a complex emotion. Love can be felt toward friends, family, romantic partners and even yourself.

Word of love, including self-love, are impactful and remind you that beauty can be found in the places you least expect it. But sometimes, you can't seem to find the right words that go beyond a simple, "I love you."

Certain quotes might help convey how you feel. Whether they come from your favorite author or film, these messages can remind you to cherish those around you and continue spreading warmth and affection.

If you're looking for more, here is a compiled list of love quotes from throughout the decades:

50 quotes about love

• "You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams."–  Dr. Seuss
• "If you find someone you love in your life, then hang on to that love." – Princess Diana
• "I’ve tried so many times to think of a new way to say it - and it’s still 'I love you.'" – Zelda Fitzgerald
• "Love is like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it." – Nicholas Sparks , "A Walk to Remember"
• "There is no remedy for love but to love more." – Henry David Thoreau
• "Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction." – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , "Airman's Odyssey
• "To love is to recognize yourself in another." –  Eckhart Tolle
• "If I know what love is, it’s because of you." – Hermann Hesse
• "Where there is great love, there are always miracles." – Willa Cather , "Death Comes for the Archbishop"
• "Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze." – Elinor Glyn
• "True love stories never have endings." –  Richard Bach
• "Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts." –  Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
• "I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone." –  J. R. R. Tolkien
• "Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get – only what you are expecting to give – which is everything." –  Katherine Hepburn
• "My heart is and always will be yours." –  Jane Austen
• "Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind." – William Shakespeare , "A Midsummer Night’s Dream"
• "Love does not dominate; it cultivates." – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
• "Love is the whole thing. We are only pieces." – Rumi
• "Love is friendship set to music." – Jackson Pollock
• "Life is the flower for which love is the honey." – Victor Hugo
• "Happiness is anyone and anything at all that's loved by you." – Charles M. Schulz
• "Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope." – Maya Angelou
• "Where there is love there is life." – Mahatma Gandhi
• "Love yourself first and everything else falls into line." – Lucille Ball
• "The best thing to hold onto in life is each other." – Audrey Hepburn
• "Love’s greatest gift is its ability to make everything it touches sacred." –  Barbara De Angelis
• "Love is a flower you got to let it grow." – John Lennon , "Mind Games"
• "I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people." – Vincent van Gogh
• "Yours is the light by which my spirit's born; you are my sun, my moon, and all my stars." – E.E. Cummings
• "If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you." – Joan Powers , "Pooh's Little Instruction Book"
• "If I had a flower for every time I thought of you ... I could walk through my garden forever." – Alfred Tennyson
• "Don't ever think I fell for you, or fell over you. I didn't fall in love, I rose in it." – Toni Morrison
• "One of the best guides to how to be self-loving is to give ourselves the love we are often dreaming about receiving from others." – Bell Hooks , "All About Love: New Visions"
• "Be the love you never received." – Rune Lazuli
• "When you love someone, all your saved-up wishes start coming out." – Elizabeth Bowen , "A World of Love"
• "Morning without you is a dwindled dawn." – Emily Dickinson
• "In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine." – Maya Angelou
• "You can't blame gravity for falling in love." – Albert Einstein
• "The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of." – Blaise Pascal
• "There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment." – Sarah Dessen , "The Truth About Forever"
• "I do love nothing in the world so well as you." – William Shakespeare , "Much Ado About Nothing"
• "Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives." – Louise L. Hay
• "To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides." – David Viscott
• "When you make loving others the story of your life, there's never a final chapter, because the legacy continues." – Oprah Winfrey
• "If you remember me, then I don't care if everyone else forgets." – Haruki Murakami , "Kafka on the Shore"
• "My soul and your soul are forever tangled" – N.R. Hart
• "I love you" begins by I, but it ends up by you." – Charles de Leusse
• "Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage." – Lao Tzu
• "Love is not just looking at each other, it's looking in the same direction." – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , "Wind, Sand and Stars"
• "I swear I couldn't love you more than I do right now, and yet I know I will tomorrow." –  Leo Christopher

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