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Happiness is a feeling we all recognize, yet define in our own unique ways. The quotes that follow explore happiness as a choice, a journey, and a series of small moments that shape our lives. Together, they invite us to reflect on what truly brings joy and how we can nurture it every day.   ◀ Back
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If you love a person, you should show it in adundance, not reserve it for special occasions like fine china.
- Bryan Cohen
The Post-College Guide to Happiness
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I don't know whether it is beautiful or sad, that I find such blissful happiness within the confines of my own mind, more so than I do in the reality that surrounds me.
- Kendal Rob
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Your eyes gave it away. You don't want the old stuff. You want to have the new and improved Well-being, go with the right people and they'll be right for you.
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Many married women who have deliberately spurned the "hour" of childbearing are unhappy and frustrated. They never discovered the joys of marriage because they refused to surrender to the obligation of their state. In saving themselves, they lost themselves!
- Fulton J. Sheen
Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
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Happiness without freedom, or freedom without happiness. There was no third alternative.
- Yevgeny Zamyatin
We
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Happiness is attained, not through self-interest, but through unconditional fidelity in endless love of eternal light.
- Aaron Cohen
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If you really want to be happy, don't just go for the money. Go for the relationship that lasts. Go for things of greater value.
- Tony Meloto (Your First Job by: N. Dy)
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The thing about life is, you’ve got to somehow make it through the day. Don’t wait for the beautiful evening. Go on with your life. Of course, the beautiful evening will come. In fact, she’s on her way. And she’s coming to you as fast as she can. And dude, she’s beautiful.
- Thisuri Wanniarachchi
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The world seems to want us to be sad and angry because bad things frequently happen. But I say we should feel the opposite. We should be happy and cheerful because good things happen. We should be delighted to see the sun rise and stars glow and rainbows color stormy skies. We should savor every simple breath and eat each meal with gratitude. We should slumber in sweet dreams and relish moments of laughter and love. We should take more notice of the joys and kindnesses that do exist, still dictating the actions of millions of good people all over the world. Life is filled with pleasant moments, not just grief. We should be happy because this is true.
- Richelle E. Goodrich
Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
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A cultivated mind—I do not mean that of a philosopher, but any mind to which the fountains of knowledge have been opened, and which has been taught, in any tolerable degree, to exercise its faculties—finds sources of inexhaustible interest in all that surrounds it: in the objects of nature, the achievements of art, the imaginations of poetry, the incidents of history, the ways of mankind, past and present, and their prospects in the future.
- John Stuart Mill
Utilitarianism
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Life is the night sky
All the dots of stars are happiness
- Richard L. Ratliff
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The route of true happiness, the Buddha argued, was to achieve a visceral understanding of impermanence, which would take you off the emotional roller coaster and allow you to see your dramas and desires through a wider lens. To truly tame the 'monkey mind' and defeat our habitual tendency toward clinging, meditation was the prescription, and sitting and actively facing the 'voice in your head' mindfully for a few minutes a day might be the hardest thing you'll ever do. Accept that challenge and improve your life drastically. It's about mitigation, not alleviation. It's that simple. The only way out is through.
- Dan Harris
10% Happier
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Don’t we get it? To put our arm around someone who is gay, someone who has an addiction, somebody who lives a different lifestyle, someone who is not what we think they should be… doing that has nothing to do with enabling them or accepting what they do as okay by us. It has nothing to do with encouraging them in their practice of what you or I might feel or believe is wrong vs right.

It has everything to do with being a good human being. A good person. A good friend.
- Dan Pearce
Single Dad Laughing: The Best of Year One
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Don't nourish your fears more than you nourish your hopes.
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Get out of your own way… stop the paralysis by analysis… decide what you want, create a simple plan, and get moving!
- Steve Maraboli
Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
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As contraries are known by contraries, so is the delights of presence best known by the torments of absence.
- Alcibiades
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Give Happiness, Patience, kindness, and Care, and the PAIN goes away.

Then only LOVE remains...
- Tsem Tulku Rinpoche
108 Ways to Grab My Apples
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And though I was currently living a fairy tale, some part of my soul knew that happiness couldn't last forever. I didn't deserve a happily ever after, and there weren't many other cards to play when that was the truth.
- Alysha Speer
Sharden
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A good laugh is sunshine in the house.
- William Makepeace Thackeray
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Those who love you are not fooled by mistakes you have made or dark images you hold about yourself. They remember your beauty when you feel ugly; your wholeness when you are broken; your innocence when you feel guilty; and your purpose when you are confused.
- African saying
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Je tiefer sich das Leid in euer Sein eingräbt, desto mehr Freude könnt ihr fassen.
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I think one of the keys to happiness is accepting that I am never going to be perfectly happy. Life is uncomfortable. So I might as well get busy loving the people around me... I'm going to quit chasing happiness long enough to notice it smiling right at me.
- Glennon Doyle Melton
Carry On, Warrior: Thoughts on Life Unarmed
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Such were our minor preparations for the journey, but above all we laid in an ample stock of good-humour, and a genuine disposition to be pleased; determining to travel in true contrabandista style; taking things as we found them, rough or smooth, and mingling with all classes and conditions in a kind of vagabond companionship. It is the true way to travel in Spain.
- Washington Irving
Tales of the Alhambra
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Don’t be afraid to stand tall in YOUR truth! Boldly and confidently face everything that has, and is, keeping you bound. Fight for your inner peace! Fight for your happiness! Fight for everything and everybody that’s important to you! You are NOT a victim! Don’t even play into that. You owe it to yourself to LIVE! Live your life without the regrets, without the resentments, without the unforgiveness, without the blame game, without the self-pity, without any and everything that keeps you from experiencing true joy within! You are too important to waste your life away! Learn to appreciate and value your life, but most importantly, learn to appreciate and value yourself! You count too, no matter what you’ve done!
- Stephanie Lahart
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If you love a person, you should show it in adundance, not reserve it for special occasions like fine china.
- Bryan Cohen
The Post-College Guide to Happiness
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I don't know whether it is beautiful or sad, that I find such blissful happiness within the confines of my own mind, more so than I do in the reality that surrounds me.
- Kendal Rob
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Your eyes gave it away. You don't want the old stuff. You want to have the new and improved Well-being, go with the right people and they'll be right for you.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Many married women who have deliberately spurned the "hour" of childbearing are unhappy and frustrated. They never discovered the joys of marriage because they refused to surrender to the obligation of their state. In saving themselves, they lost themselves!
- Fulton J. Sheen
Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
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Happiness without freedom, or freedom without happiness. There was no third alternative.
- Yevgeny Zamyatin
We
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Happiness is attained, not through self-interest, but through unconditional fidelity in endless love of eternal light.
- Aaron Cohen
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
If you really want to be happy, don't just go for the money. Go for the relationship that lasts. Go for things of greater value.
- Tony Meloto (Your First Job by: N. Dy)
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The thing about life is, you’ve got to somehow make it through the day. Don’t wait for the beautiful evening. Go on with your life. Of course, the beautiful evening will come. In fact, she’s on her way. And she’s coming to you as fast as she can. And dude, she’s beautiful.
- Thisuri Wanniarachchi
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The world seems to want us to be sad and angry because bad things frequently happen. But I say we should feel the opposite. We should be happy and cheerful because good things happen. We should be delighted to see the sun rise and stars glow and rainbows color stormy skies. We should savor every simple breath and eat each meal with gratitude. We should slumber in sweet dreams and relish moments of laughter and love. We should take more notice of the joys and kindnesses that do exist, still dictating the actions of millions of good people all over the world. Life is filled with pleasant moments, not just grief. We should be happy because this is true.
- Richelle E. Goodrich
Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
A cultivated mind—I do not mean that of a philosopher, but any mind to which the fountains of knowledge have been opened, and which has been taught, in any tolerable degree, to exercise its faculties—finds sources of inexhaustible interest in all that surrounds it: in the objects of nature, the achievements of art, the imaginations of poetry, the incidents of history, the ways of mankind, past and present, and their prospects in the future.
- John Stuart Mill
Utilitarianism
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Life is the night sky
All the dots of stars are happiness
- Richard L. Ratliff
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The route of true happiness, the Buddha argued, was to achieve a visceral understanding of impermanence, which would take you off the emotional roller coaster and allow you to see your dramas and desires through a wider lens. To truly tame the 'monkey mind' and defeat our habitual tendency toward clinging, meditation was the prescription, and sitting and actively facing the 'voice in your head' mindfully for a few minutes a day might be the hardest thing you'll ever do. Accept that challenge and improve your life drastically. It's about mitigation, not alleviation. It's that simple. The only way out is through.
- Dan Harris
10% Happier
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Don’t we get it? To put our arm around someone who is gay, someone who has an addiction, somebody who lives a different lifestyle, someone who is not what we think they should be… doing that has nothing to do with enabling them or accepting what they do as okay by us. It has nothing to do with encouraging them in their practice of what you or I might feel or believe is wrong vs right.

It has everything to do with being a good human being. A good person. A good friend.
- Dan Pearce
Single Dad Laughing: The Best of Year One
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Don't nourish your fears more than you nourish your hopes.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Get out of your own way… stop the paralysis by analysis… decide what you want, create a simple plan, and get moving!
- Steve Maraboli
Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
As contraries are known by contraries, so is the delights of presence best known by the torments of absence.
- Alcibiades
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Give Happiness, Patience, kindness, and Care, and the PAIN goes away.

Then only LOVE remains...
- Tsem Tulku Rinpoche
108 Ways to Grab My Apples
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
And though I was currently living a fairy tale, some part of my soul knew that happiness couldn't last forever. I didn't deserve a happily ever after, and there weren't many other cards to play when that was the truth.
- Alysha Speer
Sharden
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
A good laugh is sunshine in the house.
- William Makepeace Thackeray
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Those who love you are not fooled by mistakes you have made or dark images you hold about yourself. They remember your beauty when you feel ugly; your wholeness when you are broken; your innocence when you feel guilty; and your purpose when you are confused.
- African saying
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Je tiefer sich das Leid in euer Sein eingräbt, desto mehr Freude könnt ihr fassen.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I think one of the keys to happiness is accepting that I am never going to be perfectly happy. Life is uncomfortable. So I might as well get busy loving the people around me... I'm going to quit chasing happiness long enough to notice it smiling right at me.
- Glennon Doyle Melton
Carry On, Warrior: Thoughts on Life Unarmed
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Such were our minor preparations for the journey, but above all we laid in an ample stock of good-humour, and a genuine disposition to be pleased; determining to travel in true contrabandista style; taking things as we found them, rough or smooth, and mingling with all classes and conditions in a kind of vagabond companionship. It is the true way to travel in Spain.
- Washington Irving
Tales of the Alhambra
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Don’t be afraid to stand tall in YOUR truth! Boldly and confidently face everything that has, and is, keeping you bound. Fight for your inner peace! Fight for your happiness! Fight for everything and everybody that’s important to you! You are NOT a victim! Don’t even play into that. You owe it to yourself to LIVE! Live your life without the regrets, without the resentments, without the unforgiveness, without the blame game, without the self-pity, without any and everything that keeps you from experiencing true joy within! You are too important to waste your life away! Learn to appreciate and value your life, but most importantly, learn to appreciate and value yourself! You count too, no matter what you’ve done!
- Stephanie Lahart
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
If you love a person, you should show it in adundance, not reserve it for special occasions like fine china.
- Bryan Cohen
The Post-College Guide to Happiness
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I don't know whether it is beautiful or sad, that I find such blissful happiness within the confines of my own mind, more so than I do in the reality that surrounds me.
- Kendal Rob
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Your eyes gave it away. You don't want the old stuff. You want to have the new and improved Well-being, go with the right people and they'll be right for you.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Many married women who have deliberately spurned the "hour" of childbearing are unhappy and frustrated. They never discovered the joys of marriage because they refused to surrender to the obligation of their state. In saving themselves, they lost themselves!
- Fulton J. Sheen
Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Happiness without freedom, or freedom without happiness. There was no third alternative.
- Yevgeny Zamyatin
We
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Happiness is attained, not through self-interest, but through unconditional fidelity in endless love of eternal light.
- Aaron Cohen
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
If you really want to be happy, don't just go for the money. Go for the relationship that lasts. Go for things of greater value.
- Tony Meloto (Your First Job by: N. Dy)
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The thing about life is, you’ve got to somehow make it through the day. Don’t wait for the beautiful evening. Go on with your life. Of course, the beautiful evening will come. In fact, she’s on her way. And she’s coming to you as fast as she can. And dude, she’s beautiful.
- Thisuri Wanniarachchi
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The world seems to want us to be sad and angry because bad things frequently happen. But I say we should feel the opposite. We should be happy and cheerful because good things happen. We should be delighted to see the sun rise and stars glow and rainbows color stormy skies. We should savor every simple breath and eat each meal with gratitude. We should slumber in sweet dreams and relish moments of laughter and love. We should take more notice of the joys and kindnesses that do exist, still dictating the actions of millions of good people all over the world. Life is filled with pleasant moments, not just grief. We should be happy because this is true.
- Richelle E. Goodrich
Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
A cultivated mind—I do not mean that of a philosopher, but any mind to which the fountains of knowledge have been opened, and which has been taught, in any tolerable degree, to exercise its faculties—finds sources of inexhaustible interest in all that surrounds it: in the objects of nature, the achievements of art, the imaginations of poetry, the incidents of history, the ways of mankind, past and present, and their prospects in the future.
- John Stuart Mill
Utilitarianism
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Life is the night sky
All the dots of stars are happiness
- Richard L. Ratliff
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The route of true happiness, the Buddha argued, was to achieve a visceral understanding of impermanence, which would take you off the emotional roller coaster and allow you to see your dramas and desires through a wider lens. To truly tame the 'monkey mind' and defeat our habitual tendency toward clinging, meditation was the prescription, and sitting and actively facing the 'voice in your head' mindfully for a few minutes a day might be the hardest thing you'll ever do. Accept that challenge and improve your life drastically. It's about mitigation, not alleviation. It's that simple. The only way out is through.
- Dan Harris
10% Happier
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Don’t we get it? To put our arm around someone who is gay, someone who has an addiction, somebody who lives a different lifestyle, someone who is not what we think they should be… doing that has nothing to do with enabling them or accepting what they do as okay by us. It has nothing to do with encouraging them in their practice of what you or I might feel or believe is wrong vs right.

It has everything to do with being a good human being. A good person. A good friend.
- Dan Pearce
Single Dad Laughing: The Best of Year One
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Don't nourish your fears more than you nourish your hopes.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Get out of your own way… stop the paralysis by analysis… decide what you want, create a simple plan, and get moving!
- Steve Maraboli
Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
As contraries are known by contraries, so is the delights of presence best known by the torments of absence.
- Alcibiades
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Give Happiness, Patience, kindness, and Care, and the PAIN goes away.

Then only LOVE remains...
- Tsem Tulku Rinpoche
108 Ways to Grab My Apples
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
And though I was currently living a fairy tale, some part of my soul knew that happiness couldn't last forever. I didn't deserve a happily ever after, and there weren't many other cards to play when that was the truth.
- Alysha Speer
Sharden
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
A good laugh is sunshine in the house.
- William Makepeace Thackeray
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Those who love you are not fooled by mistakes you have made or dark images you hold about yourself. They remember your beauty when you feel ugly; your wholeness when you are broken; your innocence when you feel guilty; and your purpose when you are confused.
- African saying
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Je tiefer sich das Leid in euer Sein eingräbt, desto mehr Freude könnt ihr fassen.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I think one of the keys to happiness is accepting that I am never going to be perfectly happy. Life is uncomfortable. So I might as well get busy loving the people around me... I'm going to quit chasing happiness long enough to notice it smiling right at me.
- Glennon Doyle Melton
Carry On, Warrior: Thoughts on Life Unarmed
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Such were our minor preparations for the journey, but above all we laid in an ample stock of good-humour, and a genuine disposition to be pleased; determining to travel in true contrabandista style; taking things as we found them, rough or smooth, and mingling with all classes and conditions in a kind of vagabond companionship. It is the true way to travel in Spain.
- Washington Irving
Tales of the Alhambra
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Don’t be afraid to stand tall in YOUR truth! Boldly and confidently face everything that has, and is, keeping you bound. Fight for your inner peace! Fight for your happiness! Fight for everything and everybody that’s important to you! You are NOT a victim! Don’t even play into that. You owe it to yourself to LIVE! Live your life without the regrets, without the resentments, without the unforgiveness, without the blame game, without the self-pity, without any and everything that keeps you from experiencing true joy within! You are too important to waste your life away! Learn to appreciate and value your life, but most importantly, learn to appreciate and value yourself! You count too, no matter what you’ve done!
- Stephanie Lahart
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
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