Happiness is a positive emotional state characterized by feelings of pleasure, contentment, and satisfaction. It is subjective and can be influenced by various factors such as genetics, life circumstances, and personal outlook. Pursuing activities that bring joy, building positive relationships, practicing gratitude, and cultivating mindfulness are some ways to enhance happiness.
Happiness Quotes
1. “Happiness depends upon ourselves.”
— Aristotle
2. “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
3. “The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.”
— Ashley Montagu
4. “Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.”
— Jaques Prevert
5. “One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats.”
— Iris Murdoch
6. “The only joy in the world is to begin.”
— Cesare Pavese
7. “It is only possible to live happily ever after on a daily basis.”
— Margaret Bonanno
8. “The pleasure which we most rarely experience gives us greatest delight.”
— Epictetus
9. “Remember this, that very little is needed to make a happy life.”
— Marcus Aurelius
10. “I wake up every morning with a great desire to live joyfully.”
— Anna Howard Shaw
11. “There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.”
— George Sand
12. “Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.”
— Omar Khayyam
13. “Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
14. “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”
— The Dalai Lama
15. “Adopt the pace of nature: Her secret is patience.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
16. “Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.”
— Mother Theresa
17. “Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.”
— Helen Keller
18. “The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
19. “Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.”
— William James
20. “There is no path to happiness; happiness is the path.”
— Buddha
21. “Happiness is a journey, not a destination.”
— Buddha
22. “No medicine cures what happiness cannot.”
— Gabriel García Márquez
23. “Happiness is a warm puppy.”
— Charles M. Schulz
24. “Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination.”
— Mark Twain
25. “You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.”
— Jonathan Safran Foer
26. “It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.”
— Chuck Palahniuk
27. “Happiness is a state of mind. It’s just according to the way you look at things.”
— Walt Disney
28. “Happiness is not a goal…it’s a by-product of a life well-lived.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt
29. “A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness.”
— Albert Einstein
30. “Every day is a new day, and you’ll never be able to find happiness if you don’t move on.”
— Carrie Underwood
31. “For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
32. “The thing everyone should realize is that the key to happiness is being happy by yourself and for yourself.”
— Ellen DeGeneres
33. “Do not set aside your happiness. Do not wait to be happy in the future. The best time to be happy is always now.”
— Roy T. Bennett
34. “Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.”
— Muhammad Ali
35. “Happiness is the secret to all beauty. There is no beauty without happiness.”
— Christian Dior