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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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I sometimes think that shame, mere awkward, senseless shame, does as much towards preventing good acts and straightforward happiness as any of our vices can do.
- C.S. Lewis
A Grief Observed
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Much of what we called "depression" was really dissatisfaction, a result of setting a bar impossibly high or expecting treasures we weren't willing to work for.
- Mitch Albom
Have a Little Faith: a True Story
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At any given moment the choice to be happy is present- we just have to choose to be happy.
- Steve Maraboli
Life, the Truth, and Being Free
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She still cared for me, and the best way I could make amends to her was to be happy.

I do have a knack for finding great women.
- Craig Ferguson
American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot
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Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
- Benjamin Disraeli
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The tragedy of this world is that no one is happy, whether stuck in a time of pain or joy.
- Alan Lightman
Einstein’s Dreams
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I’d rather be miserable loving you than happy with anyone else.
- Angela Morrison
Sing Me to Sleep
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Sometimes it just feels really really wonderful to be alive.
- Doug Coupland
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True happiness cannot not be achieved through wealth, fame or action,
But through love, modesty and self satisfaction.
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Well,’ you may ask, ‘how may I know when I am in love?’

. . . George Q. Morris [who later became a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, gave this reply]: ‘My mother once said that if you meet a girl in whose presence you feel a desire to achieve, who inspires you to do your best, and to make the most of yourself, such a young woman is worthy of your love and is awakening love in your heart.
- David O. McKay
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The purpose of life is the expansion of happiness.
- Deepak Chopra
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I had always been taught that the pursuit of happiness was my natural (even national) birthright. It is the emotional trademark of my culture to seek happiness. Not just any kind of happiness, either, but profound happiness, even soaring happiness. And what could possibly bring a person more soaring happiness than romantic love.
- Elizabeth Gilbert
Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage
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One thing I do know my son-in-law didn't hate you. That man loved you so much, sweetie," her father commented.
- Sharon Carter
Love Auction: Too Risky to Love Again
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Sometimes I wish life was written pencil so we could erase it and write it all over again.
- Thisuri Wanniarachchi
COLOMBO STREETS
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The negation of severe suffering was the nearest approach to happiness I expected to know. Besides, I seemed to hold two lives - the life of thought, and that of reality.
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The media represents world that is more real than reality that we can experience. People lose the ability to distinguish between reality and fantasy. They also begin to engage with the fantasy without realizing what it really is. They seek happiness and fulfilment through the simulacra of reality, e.g. media and avoid the contact/interaction with the real world. (Note: This quote is fake and does not appear in Simulacra and Simulation. I tried to delete it, but the system doesn't allow that because this quote has "too many fans" lol.)
- Jean Baudrillard
Simulacra and Simulation
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To enlarge the sphere of social happiness is worthy of the benevolent design of a Masonic institution; and it is most fervently to be wished, that the conduct of every member of the fraternity, as well as those publications, that discover the principles which actuate them, may tend to convince mankind that the grand object of Masonry is to promote the happiness of the human race.

[Letter to the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, January 1793]
- George Washington
Writings
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There is indeed a certain sense of gratification when we do a good deed that gives us inward satisfaction, and a generous pride that accompanies a good conscience…These testimonies of a good conscience are pleasant; and such a natural pleasure is very beneficial to us; it is the only payment that can never fail. “On Repentance
- Michel de Montaigne
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True friends don't come with conditions.
- Aaron Lauritsen
100 Days Drive: The Great North American Road Trip
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Today, just take time to smell the roses, enjoy those little things about your life, your family, spouse, friends, job. Forget about the thorns -the pains and problems they cause you - and enjoy life.
- Bernard Kelvin Clive
Your Dreams Will Not Die
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I want to feel what I feel. What's mine. Even if it's not happiness, whatever that means. Because you're all you've got.
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... too much brooding, not enough doing.
- Timothy Findley
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The secret to happiness is the journey, not the destination.
- Claire Chilton
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Stop waiting for the right person to come into your life. Be the right person to come to someone’s life
- Leo Babauta
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I sometimes think that shame, mere awkward, senseless shame, does as much towards preventing good acts and straightforward happiness as any of our vices can do.
- C.S. Lewis
A Grief Observed
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Much of what we called "depression" was really dissatisfaction, a result of setting a bar impossibly high or expecting treasures we weren't willing to work for.
- Mitch Albom
Have a Little Faith: a True Story
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At any given moment the choice to be happy is present- we just have to choose to be happy.
- Steve Maraboli
Life, the Truth, and Being Free
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She still cared for me, and the best way I could make amends to her was to be happy.

I do have a knack for finding great women.
- Craig Ferguson
American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot
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Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
- Benjamin Disraeli
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The tragedy of this world is that no one is happy, whether stuck in a time of pain or joy.
- Alan Lightman
Einstein’s Dreams
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I’d rather be miserable loving you than happy with anyone else.
- Angela Morrison
Sing Me to Sleep
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Sometimes it just feels really really wonderful to be alive.
- Doug Coupland
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
True happiness cannot not be achieved through wealth, fame or action,
But through love, modesty and self satisfaction.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Well,’ you may ask, ‘how may I know when I am in love?’

. . . George Q. Morris [who later became a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, gave this reply]: ‘My mother once said that if you meet a girl in whose presence you feel a desire to achieve, who inspires you to do your best, and to make the most of yourself, such a young woman is worthy of your love and is awakening love in your heart.
- David O. McKay
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The purpose of life is the expansion of happiness.
- Deepak Chopra
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I had always been taught that the pursuit of happiness was my natural (even national) birthright. It is the emotional trademark of my culture to seek happiness. Not just any kind of happiness, either, but profound happiness, even soaring happiness. And what could possibly bring a person more soaring happiness than romantic love.
- Elizabeth Gilbert
Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
One thing I do know my son-in-law didn't hate you. That man loved you so much, sweetie," her father commented.
- Sharon Carter
Love Auction: Too Risky to Love Again
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Sometimes I wish life was written pencil so we could erase it and write it all over again.
- Thisuri Wanniarachchi
COLOMBO STREETS
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The negation of severe suffering was the nearest approach to happiness I expected to know. Besides, I seemed to hold two lives - the life of thought, and that of reality.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The media represents world that is more real than reality that we can experience. People lose the ability to distinguish between reality and fantasy. They also begin to engage with the fantasy without realizing what it really is. They seek happiness and fulfilment through the simulacra of reality, e.g. media and avoid the contact/interaction with the real world. (Note: This quote is fake and does not appear in Simulacra and Simulation. I tried to delete it, but the system doesn't allow that because this quote has "too many fans" lol.)
- Jean Baudrillard
Simulacra and Simulation
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To enlarge the sphere of social happiness is worthy of the benevolent design of a Masonic institution; and it is most fervently to be wished, that the conduct of every member of the fraternity, as well as those publications, that discover the principles which actuate them, may tend to convince mankind that the grand object of Masonry is to promote the happiness of the human race.

[Letter to the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, January 1793]
- George Washington
Writings
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There is indeed a certain sense of gratification when we do a good deed that gives us inward satisfaction, and a generous pride that accompanies a good conscience…These testimonies of a good conscience are pleasant; and such a natural pleasure is very beneficial to us; it is the only payment that can never fail. “On Repentance
- Michel de Montaigne
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True friends don't come with conditions.
- Aaron Lauritsen
100 Days Drive: The Great North American Road Trip
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Today, just take time to smell the roses, enjoy those little things about your life, your family, spouse, friends, job. Forget about the thorns -the pains and problems they cause you - and enjoy life.
- Bernard Kelvin Clive
Your Dreams Will Not Die
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I want to feel what I feel. What's mine. Even if it's not happiness, whatever that means. Because you're all you've got.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
... too much brooding, not enough doing.
- Timothy Findley
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The secret to happiness is the journey, not the destination.
- Claire Chilton
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Stop waiting for the right person to come into your life. Be the right person to come to someone’s life
- Leo Babauta
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I sometimes think that shame, mere awkward, senseless shame, does as much towards preventing good acts and straightforward happiness as any of our vices can do.
- C.S. Lewis
A Grief Observed
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Much of what we called "depression" was really dissatisfaction, a result of setting a bar impossibly high or expecting treasures we weren't willing to work for.
- Mitch Albom
Have a Little Faith: a True Story
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
At any given moment the choice to be happy is present- we just have to choose to be happy.
- Steve Maraboli
Life, the Truth, and Being Free
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
She still cared for me, and the best way I could make amends to her was to be happy.

I do have a knack for finding great women.
- Craig Ferguson
American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
- Benjamin Disraeli
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The tragedy of this world is that no one is happy, whether stuck in a time of pain or joy.
- Alan Lightman
Einstein’s Dreams
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I’d rather be miserable loving you than happy with anyone else.
- Angela Morrison
Sing Me to Sleep
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Sometimes it just feels really really wonderful to be alive.
- Doug Coupland
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
True happiness cannot not be achieved through wealth, fame or action,
But through love, modesty and self satisfaction.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Well,’ you may ask, ‘how may I know when I am in love?’

. . . George Q. Morris [who later became a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, gave this reply]: ‘My mother once said that if you meet a girl in whose presence you feel a desire to achieve, who inspires you to do your best, and to make the most of yourself, such a young woman is worthy of your love and is awakening love in your heart.
- David O. McKay
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The purpose of life is the expansion of happiness.
- Deepak Chopra
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I had always been taught that the pursuit of happiness was my natural (even national) birthright. It is the emotional trademark of my culture to seek happiness. Not just any kind of happiness, either, but profound happiness, even soaring happiness. And what could possibly bring a person more soaring happiness than romantic love.
- Elizabeth Gilbert
Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
One thing I do know my son-in-law didn't hate you. That man loved you so much, sweetie," her father commented.
- Sharon Carter
Love Auction: Too Risky to Love Again
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Sometimes I wish life was written pencil so we could erase it and write it all over again.
- Thisuri Wanniarachchi
COLOMBO STREETS
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The negation of severe suffering was the nearest approach to happiness I expected to know. Besides, I seemed to hold two lives - the life of thought, and that of reality.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The media represents world that is more real than reality that we can experience. People lose the ability to distinguish between reality and fantasy. They also begin to engage with the fantasy without realizing what it really is. They seek happiness and fulfilment through the simulacra of reality, e.g. media and avoid the contact/interaction with the real world. (Note: This quote is fake and does not appear in Simulacra and Simulation. I tried to delete it, but the system doesn't allow that because this quote has "too many fans" lol.)
- Jean Baudrillard
Simulacra and Simulation
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
To enlarge the sphere of social happiness is worthy of the benevolent design of a Masonic institution; and it is most fervently to be wished, that the conduct of every member of the fraternity, as well as those publications, that discover the principles which actuate them, may tend to convince mankind that the grand object of Masonry is to promote the happiness of the human race.

[Letter to the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, January 1793]
- George Washington
Writings
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
There is indeed a certain sense of gratification when we do a good deed that gives us inward satisfaction, and a generous pride that accompanies a good conscience…These testimonies of a good conscience are pleasant; and such a natural pleasure is very beneficial to us; it is the only payment that can never fail. “On Repentance
- Michel de Montaigne
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
True friends don't come with conditions.
- Aaron Lauritsen
100 Days Drive: The Great North American Road Trip
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Today, just take time to smell the roses, enjoy those little things about your life, your family, spouse, friends, job. Forget about the thorns -the pains and problems they cause you - and enjoy life.
- Bernard Kelvin Clive
Your Dreams Will Not Die
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I want to feel what I feel. What's mine. Even if it's not happiness, whatever that means. Because you're all you've got.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
... too much brooding, not enough doing.
- Timothy Findley
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The secret to happiness is the journey, not the destination.
- Claire Chilton
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Stop waiting for the right person to come into your life. Be the right person to come to someone’s life
- Leo Babauta
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
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