Quotes
We are no longer happy so soon as we wish to be happier.
We are no longer happy so soon as we wish to be happier. - Walter Savage Landor
Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are.
Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are. - Henry Van Dyke
A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery while on a detour.
A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery while on a detour. - Author Unknown
Happiness is excitement that has found a settling down place. But there is always a little corner that keeps flapping around.
Happiness is excitement that has found a settling down place. But there is always a little corner that keeps flapping around. - E. L. Konigsburg
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. - Abraham Lincoln
Want to be more happy?.. Let go of the most limiting of your beliefs. Want to be completely happy?.. Let go of all your beliefs. In truth you don’t need them.
Want to be more happy?.. Let go of the most limiting of your beliefs. Want to be completely happy?.. Let go of all your beliefs. In truth you don’t need them. - Soren Lauritzen
Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.
Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times. - Aeschylus
The secret of happiness is to find a congenial monotony.
The secret of happiness is to find a congenial monotony. - V. S. Pritchett
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.
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
The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose. - John Mason Brown
Happy people see shades of grey, they prioritize problems and turn them into possibilities. They don’t lose sight of the big picture.
Happy people see shades of grey, they prioritize problems and turn them into possibilities. They don’t lose sight of the big picture. - Dan Baker
Happiness is not an ideal of reason but of imagination.
Happiness is not an ideal of reason but of imagination. - Immanuel Kant