Quotes About Happiness

The best remedy for those who are frightened, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere they can be alone, alone with the sky, nature and God. For then and only then can you feel that everything is as it should be and that God wants people to be happy amid nature's beauty and simplicity. […] I firmly believe that nature can bring confort to all who suffer.

Riqueza, prestígio, tudo pode ser perdido. A felicidade em seu coração pode ser diminuída; mas estará sempre lá, enquanto você viver, para torná-lo feliz de novo.

We're all alive, but we don't know why or what for; we are all searching for happiness; we are leading lives that are different and yet the same

The best remedy for those who are frightened, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere they can be alone, alone with the sky, nature and God. For then and only then can you feel that everything is as it should be and that God wants people to be happy amid nature's beauty and simplicity.

Por otra parte, creo que toda desgracia va acompañada de alguna cosa bella, y si te fijas en ella, descubres cada vez más alegría y encuentras un mayor equilibrio. Y el que es feliz hace feliz a los demás; el que tiene valor y fe nunca estará sumido en la desgracia.

We three have been raised in good families, we have the opportunity to get an education and make something of ourselves. We have many reasons to hope for great happiness, but... we have to earn it. And that's something you can't achieve by taking the easy way out. Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction.

Für jeden, der Angst hat, einsam oder unglücklich ist, ist es bestimmt das beste Mittel, hinauszugehen, irgendwohin, wo er ganz alleine ist, allein mit dem Himmel, der Natur und Gott. Dann erst, nur dann, fühlt man, daß alles so ist, wie es sein soll, und daß Gott die Menschen in der einfachen und schönen Natur glücklich sehen will. (S. 192)

Himmelhoch jauchzend und zum Tode betrubt: On top of the world, or in the depths of despair.

We're all alive, but we don't know why or what for; we're all searching for happiness; we're all leading lives that are different and yet the same.

Ik voel als ik eraan denk, vandaag nog zijn wang tegen de mijne met dat heerlijke gevoel dat alles goed maakt

Ich hingegen finde, dass noch bei jedem Kummer etwas Schones ubrigbleibt. Wenn man das betrachtet, entdeckt man immer mehr Freude, un man wird wieder ausgeglichen. Und wer glucklich ist, wird auch andere glucklich machen. Wer Mut und Vertrauen hat, wird im Ungluck nicht untergehen!

we all have reason to hope for happiness, but . . . we must earn it for ourselves. And that is never easy. You must work and do good, not be lazy and gamble, if you wish to earn happiness. Laziness my appear attractive, bur work gives satisfaction.

The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature.

Whoever is happy will make others happy to.

Go outside, to the fields, enjoy nature and the sunshine, go out and try to recapture happiness in yourself and in God. Think of all the beauty that's still left in and around you and be happy!

Reichtum, Ansehen, alles kannst du verlieren, aber das Glück deines Herzens kann höchstens einmal verhüllt sein und wird dich doch immer aufs neue Glücklich machen, solange du lebst. Solange du ohne Furcht zum Himmel aufsehen kannst, solange weißt du, dass du reinen Herzens bist, und das Glück wird immer mit dir sein.

One word frees us all the weight and pain of life: That word is Love. -Sophocles

Peace is joy at rest. Joy is peace on its feet.

Rest and laughter are the most spiritual and subversive acts of all. Laugh, rest, slow down.

Gratitude, not understanding, is the secret to joy and equanimity.

Thanks' is a huge mind-shift, from thinking that God wants our happy chatter and a public demonstration and is deeply interested in our opinions of the people we hate, to feeling quiet gratitude, humbly and amazingly, without shame at having been so blessed.

They taught me that being of service, an ally to the lonely and suffering, a big-girl helper to underdogs, was my best shot at happiness. They taught me that most of my good ideas were not helpful, and that all of my ideas after ten p.m. were especially unhelpful. They taught me to pay attention, but not so much attention to my tiny princess mind.

Laughter is deliverance, bubbly salvation.

had to learn to be present without paying quite so much attention to my poor old overamped mind, because this was the source of most of my unhappiness. And it still is. The