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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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You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.
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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
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I think and think and think, I‘ve thought myself out of happiness one million times, but never once into it.
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Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery. And, of course, stability isn't nearly so spectacular as instability. And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand.
- Aldous Huxley
Brave New World
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Sometimes life knocks you on your ass... get up, get up, get up!!! Happiness is not the absence of problems, it's the ability to deal with them.
- Steve Maraboli
Life, the Truth, and Being Free
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People like to say love is unconditional, but it's not, and even if it was unconditional, it's still never free. There's always an expectation attached. They always want something in return. Like they want you to be happy or whatever and that makes you automatically responsible for their happiness because they won't be happy unless you are ... I just don't want that responsibility.
- Katja Millay
The Sea of Tranquility
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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.
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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
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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
Everyday Osho: 365 Daily Meditations for the Here and Now
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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
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Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.
- Marcus Aurelius
Meditations
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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I find the best way to love someone is not to change them, but instead, help them reveal the greatest version of themselves.
- Steve Maraboli
Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
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With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
- Max Ehrmann
Desiderata: A Poem for a Way of Life
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That's the difference between me and the rest of the world! Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand euphoria!
- Bill Watterson
Weirdos From Another Planet: Calvin & Hobbes Series: Book Six
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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
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The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.
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I don't know what good it is to know so much and be smart as whips and all if it doesn't make you happy.
- J.D. Salinger
Franny and Zooey
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It is sometimes easier to be happy if you don't know everything.
- Alexander McCall Smith
Morality for Beautiful Girls
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I don't understand the point of being together if you're not the happiest.
- Gillian Flynn
Gone Girl
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She had never imagined she had the power to make someone else so happy. And not a magical power, either--a purely human one.
- Cassandra Clare
Clockwork Prince
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Happy. Just in my swim shorts, barefooted, wild-haired, in the red fire dark, singing, swigging wine, spitting, jumping, running—that's the way to live. All alone and free in the soft sands of the beach by the sigh of the sea out there, with the Ma-Wink fallopian virgin warm stars reflecting on the outer channel fluid belly waters. And if your cans are redhot and you can't hold them in your hands, just use good old railroad gloves, that's all.
- Jack Kerouac
The Dharma Bums
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A flower blossoms for its own joy.
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When you are joyful, when you say yes to life and have fun and project positivity all around you, you become a sun in the center of every constellation, and people want to be near you.
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You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.
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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
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I think and think and think, I‘ve thought myself out of happiness one million times, but never once into it.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery. And, of course, stability isn't nearly so spectacular as instability. And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand.
- Aldous Huxley
Brave New World
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Sometimes life knocks you on your ass... get up, get up, get up!!! Happiness is not the absence of problems, it's the ability to deal with them.
- Steve Maraboli
Life, the Truth, and Being Free
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People like to say love is unconditional, but it's not, and even if it was unconditional, it's still never free. There's always an expectation attached. They always want something in return. Like they want you to be happy or whatever and that makes you automatically responsible for their happiness because they won't be happy unless you are ... I just don't want that responsibility.
- Katja Millay
The Sea of Tranquility
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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.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
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
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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
Everyday Osho: 365 Daily Meditations for the Here and Now
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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
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.
- Marcus Aurelius
Meditations
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I find the best way to love someone is not to change them, but instead, help them reveal the greatest version of themselves.
- Steve Maraboli
Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
- Max Ehrmann
Desiderata: A Poem for a Way of Life
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
That's the difference between me and the rest of the world! Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand euphoria!
- Bill Watterson
Weirdos From Another Planet: Calvin & Hobbes Series: Book Six
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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
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The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.
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I don't know what good it is to know so much and be smart as whips and all if it doesn't make you happy.
- J.D. Salinger
Franny and Zooey
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It is sometimes easier to be happy if you don't know everything.
- Alexander McCall Smith
Morality for Beautiful Girls
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I don't understand the point of being together if you're not the happiest.
- Gillian Flynn
Gone Girl
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She had never imagined she had the power to make someone else so happy. And not a magical power, either--a purely human one.
- Cassandra Clare
Clockwork Prince
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Happy. Just in my swim shorts, barefooted, wild-haired, in the red fire dark, singing, swigging wine, spitting, jumping, running—that's the way to live. All alone and free in the soft sands of the beach by the sigh of the sea out there, with the Ma-Wink fallopian virgin warm stars reflecting on the outer channel fluid belly waters. And if your cans are redhot and you can't hold them in your hands, just use good old railroad gloves, that's all.
- Jack Kerouac
The Dharma Bums
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A flower blossoms for its own joy.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
When you are joyful, when you say yes to life and have fun and project positivity all around you, you become a sun in the center of every constellation, and people want to be near you.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
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
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I think and think and think, I‘ve thought myself out of happiness one million times, but never once into it.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery. And, of course, stability isn't nearly so spectacular as instability. And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand.
- Aldous Huxley
Brave New World
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Sometimes life knocks you on your ass... get up, get up, get up!!! Happiness is not the absence of problems, it's the ability to deal with them.
- Steve Maraboli
Life, the Truth, and Being Free
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
People like to say love is unconditional, but it's not, and even if it was unconditional, it's still never free. There's always an expectation attached. They always want something in return. Like they want you to be happy or whatever and that makes you automatically responsible for their happiness because they won't be happy unless you are ... I just don't want that responsibility.
- Katja Millay
The Sea of Tranquility
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
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.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
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
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
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
Everyday Osho: 365 Daily Meditations for the Here and Now
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
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
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.
- Marcus Aurelius
Meditations
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I find the best way to love someone is not to change them, but instead, help them reveal the greatest version of themselves.
- Steve Maraboli
Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
- Max Ehrmann
Desiderata: A Poem for a Way of Life
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
That's the difference between me and the rest of the world! Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand euphoria!
- Bill Watterson
Weirdos From Another Planet: Calvin & Hobbes Series: Book Six
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
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
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I don't know what good it is to know so much and be smart as whips and all if it doesn't make you happy.
- J.D. Salinger
Franny and Zooey
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
It is sometimes easier to be happy if you don't know everything.
- Alexander McCall Smith
Morality for Beautiful Girls
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I don't understand the point of being together if you're not the happiest.
- Gillian Flynn
Gone Girl
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
She had never imagined she had the power to make someone else so happy. And not a magical power, either--a purely human one.
- Cassandra Clare
Clockwork Prince
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Happy. Just in my swim shorts, barefooted, wild-haired, in the red fire dark, singing, swigging wine, spitting, jumping, running—that's the way to live. All alone and free in the soft sands of the beach by the sigh of the sea out there, with the Ma-Wink fallopian virgin warm stars reflecting on the outer channel fluid belly waters. And if your cans are redhot and you can't hold them in your hands, just use good old railroad gloves, that's all.
- Jack Kerouac
The Dharma Bums
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
A flower blossoms for its own joy.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
When you are joyful, when you say yes to life and have fun and project positivity all around you, you become a sun in the center of every constellation, and people want to be near you.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
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