Quotes about Happiness

“Happiness can't start with external stuff, whether that's money or success or your body.”

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

“I know that no business contract, no order or commercial consideration can ever be worth the happiness of one's home or the peace of one's mind.”

“Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you.”

“Anyone who starts piercing the bubble of happiness, get 'em out of your life.”

“We learn the inner secret of happiness when we learn to direct our inner drives, our interest and our attention to something besides ourselves.”

“We're taught to be ashamed of confusion, anger, fear and sadness, and to me they're of equal value to happiness, excitement and inspiration.”

“To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea.”

“Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources.”

“Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers' gardens.”

“The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.”

“In a democracy, the well-being, individuality and happiness of every citizen is important for the overall prosperity, peace and happiness of the nation.”

“Every poll about the Left, the Right, and happiness reveals that the farther left one goes, the less happy the person is likely to be.”

“Don't depend on a guy for your happiness. You have to live your own life and do your own thing. That's when good things come around - when you do your own thing and you're not worried about a man. It will happen in due time.”

“My faith helps me understand that circumstances don't dictate my happiness, my inner peace.”

“We have the tendency to run away from suffering and to look for happiness. But, in fact, if you have not suffered, you have no chance to experience real happiness.”

“The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.”

“Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness.”

“Making money is a happiness. And that's a great incentive. Making other people happy is a super-happiness.”

“Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.”

“Life in common among people who love each other is the ideal of happiness.”