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Quotes About Happiness

Now a guarantee of happiness—that's a great deal. But a guarantee to be allowed to pursue the jackpot of happiness? Merely an opportunity to buy a lottery ticket. Someone would surely win millions, but millions would surely pay for it.
~ Viet Thanh Nguyen
el dinero no vivía hasta que no lo gastabas, y en especial en compañía de amigos…»
~ Viet Thanh Nguyen
I was careful, then, to present myself as his another immigrant, glad to be in the land where the pursuit of happiness was guaranteed in writing, which, when one comes to think of it, is not such a great deal. Now a guarantee of happiness— that's a great deal. But a guarantee to be allowed to pursue the jackpot of happiness? Merely an opportunity to buy a lottery ticket. Someone will surely win millions, but millions would surely pay for it.
~ Viet Thanh Nguyen
was careful, then, to present myself as just another immigrant, glad to be in the land where the pursuit of happiness was guaranteed in writing, which, when one comes to think about it, is not such a great deal. Now a guarantee of happiness—that's a great deal. But a guarantee to be allowed to pursue the jackpot of happiness? Merely an opportunity to buy a lottery ticket.
~ Viet Thanh Nguyen
while only the pursuit of happiness is promised to all Americans, unhappiness is guaranteed for many.
~ Viet Thanh Nguyen
because happiness, American style, is a zero-sum game,
~ Viet Thanh Nguyen
Learn to enjoy what you have or else you will never value anything that you receive
~ Unknown
Ask him why there are hypocrites in the world.' 'Because it is hard to bear the happiness of others.' 'When are we happy?' 'When we desire nothing and realize that possession is only momentary, and so are forever playing.' 'What is regret?' 'To realize that one has spent one's life worrying about the future.' 'What is sorrow?' 'To long for the past.' 'What is the highest pleasure?' 'To hear a good story.
~ Vikram Chandra
The truth is that human beings like to be ruled. They will talk and talk about freedom, but they are afraid of it. Overpowered by me, they were safe, and happy.
~ Vikram Chandra
Do not be afraid, there is nothing to fear. Do not grieve, because tragedy is an illusion. We are free, and we are happy, and together we are complete.
~ Vikram Chandra
Odio quelli che vanno in giro con l'aria da martire, proprio come detesto l'autocommiserazione. È causa di troppa infelicità.
~ Vikram Seth
Think of many things. Never place your happiness in one person's power. Just be to yourself.
~ Vikram Seth
Think of many things. Never place your happiness in one person's power. Be just to yourself.
~ Vikram Seth
Music, such music, is a sufficient gift. Why ask for happiness; why hope not to grieve? It is enough, it is to be blessed enough, to live from day to day and to hear such music-not too much, or the soul could not sustain it-from time to time.
~ Vikram Seth
In life's brief game to be a winner A man must have...oh yes, above All else, of course, someone to love.
~ Vikram Seth
A book of quotations is one which is filled with God's wisdom for a happy life.
~ Unknown
A happy man is one who wants what he has. An unhappy man gets what he wants but never stops wanting.
~ Unknown
A man without happiness is neither good nor well.
~ Unknown
A person having no sickness is happy and having no debts is rich.
~ Unknown
A person who takes warning from the mishaps of others will always be happy.
~ Unknown
A smile on your face may delay sorrow for today and tomorrow.
~ Unknown
A smile that lights the face will also warm the heart.
~ Unknown
Death is not a laughing matter, so laugh while you are alive.
~ Unknown
He has nothing, for whom nothing is enough.
~ Unknown