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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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Happiness doesn't have to be chased...it merely has to be chosen.
- Mandy Hale
The Single Woman–Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass: Embracing Singleness with Confidence
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We shouldn’t use ‘should’ too much.
- Abhaidev
The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit
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You and your purpose in life are the same thing. Your purpose is to be you.
- George Alexiou
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Every time you victimized someone,” I said, “you were victimizing yourself. Every act of kindness you’ve done, you’ve done to yourself. Every happy and sad moment ever experienced by any human was, or will be, experienced by you.
- Andy Weir
The Egg
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Sam had never heard of a bear on a boat, but here she sat, on a boat with a bear. 
- Douglas Weissman
Life Between Seconds
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No mortal ever knows happiness and good fortune all the way to the end. Each one is born with his bitterness waiting for him.
- Euripides
Iphigenia in Aulis
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...because if you can make yourself happy in the rain then you're doing pretty alright in life.
- David Levithan
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
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The place I go when I feel trapped inside myself. When I'm terrified that all my happiest moments belong to the past. Wen my body is humming with too much of something, or aching from too little, and life stretches out ahead of me like a threat.
- Emily Henry
Happy Place
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We forget that the sweetest joys are found in the simplest acts: hugs, laughter, quiet observation, basic movements, holding hands, pleasant music, shared stories, a listening ear, an unhurried visit, and selfless service. It is sad we forget a truth so elementary.
- Richelle E. Goodrich
Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
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To fill the hour,—that is happiness; to fill the hour, and leave no crevice for a repentance or an approval.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Essays: First and Second Series
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No happiness in the writer, no happiness in the reader.
- Gabrielle Dubois
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After experience had taught me that all the usual surroundings of social life are vain and futile; seeing that none of the objects of my fears contained in themselves anything either good or bad, except in so far as the mind is affected by them, I finally resolved to inquire whether there might be some real good having power to communicate itself, which would affect the mind singly, to the exclusion of all else: whether, in fact, there might be anything of which the discovery and attainment would enable me to enjoy continuous, supreme, and unending happiness.
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Once he said to her: 'You are like me; you are different from other people. You are Kamala and no one else, and within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat any time and be yourself, just as I can. Few people have that capacity and yet everyone could have it.
- Herman Hesse
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Building bridges is the best defence against ignorance.
- Aaron Lauritsen
100 Days Drive: The Great North American Road Trip
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Don't be afraid to be who you are because you are the only person who knows you best.
- Saredo Ali
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What is it about the moment you fall in love? How can such a small measure of time contain such enormity?
- David Levithan
Every Day
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And I don't believe in such a thing as "happily ever after". There's only happily every now and then. I find the hardest trick is to recognize the now-and-thens, and to bask in them when they come. Happiness is a choice we make, like how to wear our hair, or having coffee with breakfast and tea at night.
- Cindy Bonner
The Passion of Dellie O'Barr
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How was life before Pop-Tarts, Prozac and padded playgrounds? They ate strudel, took opium and played on the grass.
- Jennifer Hecht
The Happiness Myth: The Historical Antidote to What Isn't Working Today – A Liberating Vision for Caring for Hearts, Minds, and Bodies
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How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.
- George Washington Carver
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True happiness is not found in any other reward than that of being united with God. If I seek some other reward besides God Himself, I may get my reward but I cannot be happy.
- Thomas Merton
No Man Is an Island
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Happiness was waiting to be chosen.
- Pearl S. Buck
Peony
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I'm telling you. I know all about darkness. That's why I am so hell-bent, every damn day, on looking for the light.
- Katherine Center
What You Wish For
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Children are gifts. They are not ours for the breaking. They are ours for the making.
- Dan Pearce
Single Dad Laughing: The Best of Year One
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Life is too short to be anything but happy. So kiss slowly. Love deeply. Forgive quickly. Take chances and never have regrets. Forget the past but remember what it taught you.
- Abhishek Shukla
KISS Life "Life is what you make it"
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Happiness doesn't have to be chased...it merely has to be chosen.
- Mandy Hale
The Single Woman–Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass: Embracing Singleness with Confidence
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
We shouldn’t use ‘should’ too much.
- Abhaidev
The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit
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You and your purpose in life are the same thing. Your purpose is to be you.
- George Alexiou
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Every time you victimized someone,” I said, “you were victimizing yourself. Every act of kindness you’ve done, you’ve done to yourself. Every happy and sad moment ever experienced by any human was, or will be, experienced by you.
- Andy Weir
The Egg
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Sam had never heard of a bear on a boat, but here she sat, on a boat with a bear. 
- Douglas Weissman
Life Between Seconds
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No mortal ever knows happiness and good fortune all the way to the end. Each one is born with his bitterness waiting for him.
- Euripides
Iphigenia in Aulis
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...because if you can make yourself happy in the rain then you're doing pretty alright in life.
- David Levithan
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
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The place I go when I feel trapped inside myself. When I'm terrified that all my happiest moments belong to the past. Wen my body is humming with too much of something, or aching from too little, and life stretches out ahead of me like a threat.
- Emily Henry
Happy Place
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We forget that the sweetest joys are found in the simplest acts: hugs, laughter, quiet observation, basic movements, holding hands, pleasant music, shared stories, a listening ear, an unhurried visit, and selfless service. It is sad we forget a truth so elementary.
- Richelle E. Goodrich
Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
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To fill the hour,—that is happiness; to fill the hour, and leave no crevice for a repentance or an approval.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Essays: First and Second Series
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No happiness in the writer, no happiness in the reader.
- Gabrielle Dubois
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After experience had taught me that all the usual surroundings of social life are vain and futile; seeing that none of the objects of my fears contained in themselves anything either good or bad, except in so far as the mind is affected by them, I finally resolved to inquire whether there might be some real good having power to communicate itself, which would affect the mind singly, to the exclusion of all else: whether, in fact, there might be anything of which the discovery and attainment would enable me to enjoy continuous, supreme, and unending happiness.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Once he said to her: 'You are like me; you are different from other people. You are Kamala and no one else, and within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat any time and be yourself, just as I can. Few people have that capacity and yet everyone could have it.
- Herman Hesse
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Building bridges is the best defence against ignorance.
- Aaron Lauritsen
100 Days Drive: The Great North American Road Trip
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Don't be afraid to be who you are because you are the only person who knows you best.
- Saredo Ali
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
What is it about the moment you fall in love? How can such a small measure of time contain such enormity?
- David Levithan
Every Day
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
And I don't believe in such a thing as "happily ever after". There's only happily every now and then. I find the hardest trick is to recognize the now-and-thens, and to bask in them when they come. Happiness is a choice we make, like how to wear our hair, or having coffee with breakfast and tea at night.
- Cindy Bonner
The Passion of Dellie O'Barr
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
How was life before Pop-Tarts, Prozac and padded playgrounds? They ate strudel, took opium and played on the grass.
- Jennifer Hecht
The Happiness Myth: The Historical Antidote to What Isn't Working Today – A Liberating Vision for Caring for Hearts, Minds, and Bodies
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.
- George Washington Carver
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
True happiness is not found in any other reward than that of being united with God. If I seek some other reward besides God Himself, I may get my reward but I cannot be happy.
- Thomas Merton
No Man Is an Island
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Happiness was waiting to be chosen.
- Pearl S. Buck
Peony
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I'm telling you. I know all about darkness. That's why I am so hell-bent, every damn day, on looking for the light.
- Katherine Center
What You Wish For
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Children are gifts. They are not ours for the breaking. They are ours for the making.
- Dan Pearce
Single Dad Laughing: The Best of Year One
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Life is too short to be anything but happy. So kiss slowly. Love deeply. Forgive quickly. Take chances and never have regrets. Forget the past but remember what it taught you.
- Abhishek Shukla
KISS Life "Life is what you make it"
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Happiness doesn't have to be chased...it merely has to be chosen.
- Mandy Hale
The Single Woman–Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass: Embracing Singleness with Confidence
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
We shouldn’t use ‘should’ too much.
- Abhaidev
The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
You and your purpose in life are the same thing. Your purpose is to be you.
- George Alexiou
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Every time you victimized someone,” I said, “you were victimizing yourself. Every act of kindness you’ve done, you’ve done to yourself. Every happy and sad moment ever experienced by any human was, or will be, experienced by you.
- Andy Weir
The Egg
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Sam had never heard of a bear on a boat, but here she sat, on a boat with a bear. 
- Douglas Weissman
Life Between Seconds
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
No mortal ever knows happiness and good fortune all the way to the end. Each one is born with his bitterness waiting for him.
- Euripides
Iphigenia in Aulis
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
...because if you can make yourself happy in the rain then you're doing pretty alright in life.
- David Levithan
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The place I go when I feel trapped inside myself. When I'm terrified that all my happiest moments belong to the past. Wen my body is humming with too much of something, or aching from too little, and life stretches out ahead of me like a threat.
- Emily Henry
Happy Place
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
We forget that the sweetest joys are found in the simplest acts: hugs, laughter, quiet observation, basic movements, holding hands, pleasant music, shared stories, a listening ear, an unhurried visit, and selfless service. It is sad we forget a truth so elementary.
- Richelle E. Goodrich
Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
To fill the hour,—that is happiness; to fill the hour, and leave no crevice for a repentance or an approval.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Essays: First and Second Series
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
No happiness in the writer, no happiness in the reader.
- Gabrielle Dubois
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
After experience had taught me that all the usual surroundings of social life are vain and futile; seeing that none of the objects of my fears contained in themselves anything either good or bad, except in so far as the mind is affected by them, I finally resolved to inquire whether there might be some real good having power to communicate itself, which would affect the mind singly, to the exclusion of all else: whether, in fact, there might be anything of which the discovery and attainment would enable me to enjoy continuous, supreme, and unending happiness.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Once he said to her: 'You are like me; you are different from other people. You are Kamala and no one else, and within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat any time and be yourself, just as I can. Few people have that capacity and yet everyone could have it.
- Herman Hesse
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Building bridges is the best defence against ignorance.
- Aaron Lauritsen
100 Days Drive: The Great North American Road Trip
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Don't be afraid to be who you are because you are the only person who knows you best.
- Saredo Ali
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
What is it about the moment you fall in love? How can such a small measure of time contain such enormity?
- David Levithan
Every Day
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
And I don't believe in such a thing as "happily ever after". There's only happily every now and then. I find the hardest trick is to recognize the now-and-thens, and to bask in them when they come. Happiness is a choice we make, like how to wear our hair, or having coffee with breakfast and tea at night.
- Cindy Bonner
The Passion of Dellie O'Barr
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
How was life before Pop-Tarts, Prozac and padded playgrounds? They ate strudel, took opium and played on the grass.
- Jennifer Hecht
The Happiness Myth: The Historical Antidote to What Isn't Working Today – A Liberating Vision for Caring for Hearts, Minds, and Bodies
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.
- George Washington Carver
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
True happiness is not found in any other reward than that of being united with God. If I seek some other reward besides God Himself, I may get my reward but I cannot be happy.
- Thomas Merton
No Man Is an Island
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Happiness was waiting to be chosen.
- Pearl S. Buck
Peony
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I'm telling you. I know all about darkness. That's why I am so hell-bent, every damn day, on looking for the light.
- Katherine Center
What You Wish For
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Children are gifts. They are not ours for the breaking. They are ours for the making.
- Dan Pearce
Single Dad Laughing: The Best of Year One
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Life is too short to be anything but happy. So kiss slowly. Love deeply. Forgive quickly. Take chances and never have regrets. Forget the past but remember what it taught you.
- Abhishek Shukla
KISS Life "Life is what you make it"
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
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