Happiness Quotes - Page 18

Call no man happy until he is dead.

My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher.

I surround myself with things that make me happy. Why? Because ... it makes me happy.

If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.

Many married women who have deliberately spurned the "hour" of childbearing are unhappy and frustrated. They never discovered the joys of marriage because they refused to surrender to the obligation of their state. In saving themselves, they lost themselves!

You cannot be buried in obscurity: you are exposed upon a grand theater to the view of the world. If your actions are upright and benevolent, be assured they will augment your power and happiness.

The rider evolved to serve to the elephant.

Settle, for sure and universally, what conduct will promote the happiness of a rational being.

On the top of Cadair Idris,
I felt how happy a man might be
with a little money and a sane intellect,
and reflected with astonishment and pity
on the madness of the multitude.

Nobody really cares if you’re miserable, so you might as well be happy, and make the most of where you are

That’s the thing about love
It can take you up to the mountaintop and can drop you
And the impact will either kill you or make you a new person

Happiness is a very pretty thing to feel, but very dry to talk about.

It is much better to live in poverty and graduate to the middle class, than it is to live as a king and be demoted to the middle class.

Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.

Do not look for happiness outside yourself. The awakened seek happiness inside.

Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.

I don’t think man was meant to attain happiness so easily. Happiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are guarded by dragons: we must fight in order to conquer it.

Suffering teaches joy.

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.

She was not too young to be wise, but she was too young to know that wisdom
shouldn't be spoken aloud when you are happy.