983 private quotes tagged happiness

“One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.” — Rita Mae Brown

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“Happiness is being on the beam with life - to feel the pull of life.” — Agnes Martin

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“Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.” — George Santayana

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“I take it that the good of mankind means the attainment, by every man, of all the happiness which he can enjoy without diminishing the happiness of his fellow men.” — Thomas Huxley

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“Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness.” — Harold Kushner

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“Happiness is within. It has nothing to do with how much applause you get or how many people praise you. Happiness comes when you believe that you have done something truly meaningful.” — Martin Yan

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“Love is not a feeling of happiness. Love is a willingness to sacrifice.” — Michael Novak

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“One's work usually occupies more than half of one's waking life. Choosing work that does not bring happiness will lead to a life that is mostly disappointing.” — Bo Bennett

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“Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character.” — George Santayana

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“A wise woman never yields by appointment. It should always be an unforeseen happiness.” — Stendhal

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“Self-esteem is as important to our well-being as legs are to a table. It is essential for physical and mental health and for happiness.” — Louise Hart

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“Happiness is inward, and not outward and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are.” — Henry Van Dyke

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“Happiness exists on earth, and it is won through prudent exercise of reason, knowledge of the harmony of the universe, and constant practice of generosity.” — Jose Marti

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“Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.” — Maxim Gorky

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“False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared.” — Charles de Montesquieu

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“There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have either a clear conscience or none at all.” — Ogden Nash

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“It is not God's will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy.” — Immanuel Kant

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“The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not our circumstances.” — Martha Washington

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“Although the skills aren't hard to learn, finding the happiness and finding the satisfaction and finding fulfillment in continuously serving somebody else something good to eat, is what makes a really good restaurant.” — Mario Batali

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“To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happiness and welfare and virtue of mankind - this is a choice which is possible for all of us and surely it is a good haven to sail for.” — Henry Van Dyke

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“I thank my God for graciously granting me the opportunity of learning that death is the key which unlocks the door to our true happiness.” — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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“Little islands of human happiness, peace, and prosperity are so exceptional at this point in history that I'm not even sure we can draw lessons from them.” — P. J. O'Rourke

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“I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up pursuing happiness, or cared to live until I chose to die. For these two discoveries I am beholden to Jesus.” — Malcolm Muggeridge

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“My whole thing is to agree to disagree and to have respect because nothing can really be changed and you wouldn't want to ruin their happiness - even if that happiness is ignorance.” — Katy Perry

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“I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy.” — J. D. Salinger

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