Quotes About Happiness

Happiness equals consumption divided by desire.

Once you accept the fact that life isn't fun, you'll be much happier, his mother said to him.

The only thing that makes life worth living is the possibility of experiencing now and then a perfect moment. And perhaps even more than that, it's having the ability to recall such moments in their totality, to contemplate them like jewels. Do you understand?

thing, the unthinking laughter of the secure.

Blessed is he who has found enlightenment. He conquers, although he may be wounded; he is glorious and happy, although he may suffer; he is strong, although he may break down under the burden of his work; he is immortal, although he may die. The essence of his being is purity and goodness.

This simple smile is the easiest expression to recognize. We found such smiles can be seen from further away (300 feet) and with a briefer exposure than other emotional expressions.

To my way of thinking each of us is responsible, in large part, for our own happiness. If we don't live our dreams and push for the things we want and take control of our own futures, then we don't have anyone to blame but ourselves.

Because for all of his big frame, loud voice and quick smile, Lou Gehrig was one of those strange souls born to be frustrated, to have glory and happiness always within his reach, yes, even to have it in his grasp, only to have it snatched away from him.

And the truth was that in life on earth there was no such thing as happiness without pain, victory without defeat. There were joy and enchantment and beauty to be garnered on the path, but at all times, too, there were burdens to be borne.

To be happy I think you have to be doing something you not only enjoy, but admire.

If you'll laugh about something one day, you may as well start now.

Wealth is what you want, not money.

I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love.

I've always been a big fan of being alive.

You're never too old to be young.

When I was laughing I couldn't tell if I was pretty or not, but I looked happy.

If God is never happy what chance of happiness is there for us?

All I've got to do today is smile.

How often we fail to realize our good fortune in living in a country where happiness is more than a lack of tragedy.

People will tell you, "What's the use? What's the point of reading novels and poetry?" They'll tell you to go to law school or to be an economist or to do something useful. But books are useful. Books will make you thoughtful, and they might even make you happy. They will certainly help you to become more civilized.

An aimless joy is a pure joy," I said, quoting Yeats.

I believe in every possible manifestation of spiritual strangeness. I believe in all possible escapes. The only thing I cannot endure is reality, whatever it may be. I believe that the writer is defined by the constant necessity of creating a world, to depart from this world. Literature is more concerned with misery than with happiness. Writing is directly related to frustration. It is a reflection of personal desperation. The writer is profoundly disgusted with his reality.

Emphasizing the honky-tonk and the wickedness, I sounded disapproving, but I was happy. This was life to me, and I was joyous on those seedy streets, pretty women in doorways snatching at me. I was a thrill-seeking traveler, looking for something sensational to write about, but I did not look very deeply.

Gringo, she could have made you happy!" "I would have made my wife very unhappy.