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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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He went to the church, and walked about the streets, and watched the people hurrying to and for, and patted the children on the head, and questioned beggars, and looked down into the kitchens of homes, and up to the windows, and found that everything could yield him pleasure. He had never dreamed of any walk, that anything, could give him so much happiness. (p. 119)
- Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol
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We all look for happiness, but without knowing where to find it: like drunkards who look for their house, knowing dimly that they have one
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The happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you give.
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A psychiatrist once told me early in treatment, “Stop trying to make me like you,” and what a sobering and welcome smack in the face that statement was. Yet somehow, every day of my life is still a campaign for popularity, or better yet, a crowded funeral.
- John Waters
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If we live our lives looking for the excitement and exhilaration that change can bring, we will be much happier than when we are eventually forced to accept it anyways.
- Daniel Willey
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Elizabeth Bennet, will you do me the great honor of not going to prom with me?
- Elizabeth Eulberg
Prom & Prejudice
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The advance of regret can be so gradual that it is impossible to say "yesterday I was happy, today I am not.
- E.M. Forster
Where Angels Fear to Tread
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Just like your body and lifestyle can be healthy or unhealthy, the same is true with your beliefs. Your beliefs can be your medicine or your poison.
- Steve Maraboli
Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
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Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort.
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Achievements can bring you satisfaction but not happiness.
- David D. Burns
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy
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By becoming interested in the cause, we are less likely to dislike the effect.
- Dale Carnegie
How to Win Friends & Influence People
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You are so intense. Like a storm. It's shocking how intense you are.
- Francesca Lia Block
Blood Roses
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Create. Not for the money. Not for the fame. Not for the recognition. But for the pure joy of creating something and sharing it.
- Ernest Barbaric
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Probably the wisest words that were ever uttered to me. Came from a therapist. I was sitting in her office, crying my eyes out. . . and she said, "So let me get this straight. You base your personal happiness on things entirely out of your control.
- Laura Munson
This Is Not The Story You Think It Is: A Season of Unlikely Happiness
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Take responsibility for your own happiness, do not expect people or things to bring you happiness, or you could be disappointed.
- Rodolfo Costa
Advice My Parents Gave Me: and Other Lessons I Learned from My Mistakes
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The more honest you are, the more open, the less fear you will have, because there's no anxiety about being exposed or revealed to others.
- Dalai Lama XIV
The Art of Happiness
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An important decision I made was to resist playing the Blame Game. The day I realized that I am in charge of how I will approach problems in my life, that things will turn out better or worse because of me and nobody else, that was the day I knew I would be a happier and healthier person. And that was the day I knew I could truly build a life that matters.
- Steve Goodier
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Happiness is good, but well-overrated: what we hate most are the very motivators that put us in gear. A man drifts along with little to contribute until something agitates him enough to make a difference, whether for himself or for his communities.
- Criss Jami
Killosophy
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Now I know what success is: living your truth, sharing it.
- Kamal Ravikant
Live Your Truth
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Sometimes happiness consists of finding the right balance of misery.
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Riches, prestige, everything can be lost. But the happiness in your own heart can only be dimmed; it will always be there, as long as you live, to make you happy again.
- Anne Frank
The Diary of a Young Girl
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Why should I laugh?' asked the old man. 'Madness in youth is true wisdom. Go, young man, follow your dream, and if you do not find the happiness that you seek, at any rate you will have had the happiness of seeking it.
- Andrew Lang
The Red Fairy Book
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Letting go takes a lot of courage sometimes. But once you let go, happiness comes very quickly. You won't have to go around search for it.
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too much happiness always overflowed into tears of sorrow.
- Amy Tan
The Hundred Secret Senses
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He went to the church, and walked about the streets, and watched the people hurrying to and for, and patted the children on the head, and questioned beggars, and looked down into the kitchens of homes, and up to the windows, and found that everything could yield him pleasure. He had never dreamed of any walk, that anything, could give him so much happiness. (p. 119)
- Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol
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We all look for happiness, but without knowing where to find it: like drunkards who look for their house, knowing dimly that they have one
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you give.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
A psychiatrist once told me early in treatment, “Stop trying to make me like you,” and what a sobering and welcome smack in the face that statement was. Yet somehow, every day of my life is still a campaign for popularity, or better yet, a crowded funeral.
- John Waters
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
If we live our lives looking for the excitement and exhilaration that change can bring, we will be much happier than when we are eventually forced to accept it anyways.
- Daniel Willey
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Elizabeth Bennet, will you do me the great honor of not going to prom with me?
- Elizabeth Eulberg
Prom & Prejudice
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The advance of regret can be so gradual that it is impossible to say "yesterday I was happy, today I am not.
- E.M. Forster
Where Angels Fear to Tread
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Just like your body and lifestyle can be healthy or unhealthy, the same is true with your beliefs. Your beliefs can be your medicine or your poison.
- Steve Maraboli
Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Achievements can bring you satisfaction but not happiness.
- David D. Burns
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
By becoming interested in the cause, we are less likely to dislike the effect.
- Dale Carnegie
How to Win Friends & Influence People
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
You are so intense. Like a storm. It's shocking how intense you are.
- Francesca Lia Block
Blood Roses
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Create. Not for the money. Not for the fame. Not for the recognition. But for the pure joy of creating something and sharing it.
- Ernest Barbaric
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Probably the wisest words that were ever uttered to me. Came from a therapist. I was sitting in her office, crying my eyes out. . . and she said, "So let me get this straight. You base your personal happiness on things entirely out of your control.
- Laura Munson
This Is Not The Story You Think It Is: A Season of Unlikely Happiness
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Take responsibility for your own happiness, do not expect people or things to bring you happiness, or you could be disappointed.
- Rodolfo Costa
Advice My Parents Gave Me: and Other Lessons I Learned from My Mistakes
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The more honest you are, the more open, the less fear you will have, because there's no anxiety about being exposed or revealed to others.
- Dalai Lama XIV
The Art of Happiness
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An important decision I made was to resist playing the Blame Game. The day I realized that I am in charge of how I will approach problems in my life, that things will turn out better or worse because of me and nobody else, that was the day I knew I would be a happier and healthier person. And that was the day I knew I could truly build a life that matters.
- Steve Goodier
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Happiness is good, but well-overrated: what we hate most are the very motivators that put us in gear. A man drifts along with little to contribute until something agitates him enough to make a difference, whether for himself or for his communities.
- Criss Jami
Killosophy
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Now I know what success is: living your truth, sharing it.
- Kamal Ravikant
Live Your Truth
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Sometimes happiness consists of finding the right balance of misery.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Riches, prestige, everything can be lost. But the happiness in your own heart can only be dimmed; it will always be there, as long as you live, to make you happy again.
- Anne Frank
The Diary of a Young Girl
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Why should I laugh?' asked the old man. 'Madness in youth is true wisdom. Go, young man, follow your dream, and if you do not find the happiness that you seek, at any rate you will have had the happiness of seeking it.
- Andrew Lang
The Red Fairy Book
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Letting go takes a lot of courage sometimes. But once you let go, happiness comes very quickly. You won't have to go around search for it.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
too much happiness always overflowed into tears of sorrow.
- Amy Tan
The Hundred Secret Senses
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He went to the church, and walked about the streets, and watched the people hurrying to and for, and patted the children on the head, and questioned beggars, and looked down into the kitchens of homes, and up to the windows, and found that everything could yield him pleasure. He had never dreamed of any walk, that anything, could give him so much happiness. (p. 119)
- Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
We all look for happiness, but without knowing where to find it: like drunkards who look for their house, knowing dimly that they have one
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you give.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
A psychiatrist once told me early in treatment, “Stop trying to make me like you,” and what a sobering and welcome smack in the face that statement was. Yet somehow, every day of my life is still a campaign for popularity, or better yet, a crowded funeral.
- John Waters
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
If we live our lives looking for the excitement and exhilaration that change can bring, we will be much happier than when we are eventually forced to accept it anyways.
- Daniel Willey
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Elizabeth Bennet, will you do me the great honor of not going to prom with me?
- Elizabeth Eulberg
Prom & Prejudice
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The advance of regret can be so gradual that it is impossible to say "yesterday I was happy, today I am not.
- E.M. Forster
Where Angels Fear to Tread
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Just like your body and lifestyle can be healthy or unhealthy, the same is true with your beliefs. Your beliefs can be your medicine or your poison.
- Steve Maraboli
Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Achievements can bring you satisfaction but not happiness.
- David D. Burns
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
By becoming interested in the cause, we are less likely to dislike the effect.
- Dale Carnegie
How to Win Friends & Influence People
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
You are so intense. Like a storm. It's shocking how intense you are.
- Francesca Lia Block
Blood Roses
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Create. Not for the money. Not for the fame. Not for the recognition. But for the pure joy of creating something and sharing it.
- Ernest Barbaric
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Probably the wisest words that were ever uttered to me. Came from a therapist. I was sitting in her office, crying my eyes out. . . and she said, "So let me get this straight. You base your personal happiness on things entirely out of your control.
- Laura Munson
This Is Not The Story You Think It Is: A Season of Unlikely Happiness
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Take responsibility for your own happiness, do not expect people or things to bring you happiness, or you could be disappointed.
- Rodolfo Costa
Advice My Parents Gave Me: and Other Lessons I Learned from My Mistakes
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The more honest you are, the more open, the less fear you will have, because there's no anxiety about being exposed or revealed to others.
- Dalai Lama XIV
The Art of Happiness
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
An important decision I made was to resist playing the Blame Game. The day I realized that I am in charge of how I will approach problems in my life, that things will turn out better or worse because of me and nobody else, that was the day I knew I would be a happier and healthier person. And that was the day I knew I could truly build a life that matters.
- Steve Goodier
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Happiness is good, but well-overrated: what we hate most are the very motivators that put us in gear. A man drifts along with little to contribute until something agitates him enough to make a difference, whether for himself or for his communities.
- Criss Jami
Killosophy
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Now I know what success is: living your truth, sharing it.
- Kamal Ravikant
Live Your Truth
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Sometimes happiness consists of finding the right balance of misery.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Riches, prestige, everything can be lost. But the happiness in your own heart can only be dimmed; it will always be there, as long as you live, to make you happy again.
- Anne Frank
The Diary of a Young Girl
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Why should I laugh?' asked the old man. 'Madness in youth is true wisdom. Go, young man, follow your dream, and if you do not find the happiness that you seek, at any rate you will have had the happiness of seeking it.
- Andrew Lang
The Red Fairy Book
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Letting go takes a lot of courage sometimes. But once you let go, happiness comes very quickly. You won't have to go around search for it.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
too much happiness always overflowed into tears of sorrow.
- Amy Tan
The Hundred Secret Senses
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
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