Quotes About Happiness

Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like the violin.

When you fall in love, you genuinely hear violin being played in the background. You genuinely feel that clouds are bursting and you look at every small thing as really beautiful.

When I was dancing, I felt in control and happy. I'm a Virgo, so I really like to be in control.

I am now a turtle. Virtually everything I own is on my back and suffice it to say I am one ton lighter and therefore 2,000 pounds happier. All houses are gone.

It's obvious, but perhaps worth saying, that happiness has virtually nothing to do with the state of your intellect.

Everyone needs resilience. It's a virtue essential to growth and essential to happiness.

Recommend virtue to your children; it alone, not money, can make them happy. I speak from experience.

Know then this truth, enough for man to know virtue alone is happiness below.

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

Just staying together is not a real virtue, if you're not happy. Or you're being denied. Or one person is being squashed. Or you really don't love each other; you're just there out of habit. That doesn't work, no matter how many years you stay together.

I have always believed in seeking happiness in the happiness of others and the virtue of seeking God's pleasure in helping His people.

If you can be well without health, you may be happy without virtue.

Cheerfulness is a very great help in fostering the virtue of charity. Cheerfulness itself is a virtue.

People who are in a fortunate position always attribute virtue to what makes them so happy.

Virtue is simply happiness, and happiness is a by-product of function. You are happy when you are functioning.

Happiness lies neither in vice nor in virtue; but in the manner we appreciate the one and the other, and the choice we make pursuant to our individual organization.

Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself.

Remorse is virtue's root; its fair increase are fruits of innocence and blessedness.

Well may your heart believe the truths I tell; 'Tis virtue makes the bliss, where'er we dwell.

I say that virtue is really all about enjoying yourself, living fully; but of course it is far from obvious what living fully actually means.

Among this country's enduring myths is that success is virtuous, while the wealth by which we measure success is incidental. We tell ourselves that money cannot buy happiness, but what is incontrovertible is that money buys stuff, and if stuff makes you happy, well, complete the syllogism.

I'm so happy trans visibility has increased immensely.

What I learned from my kids is that the greatest joy in life is not from material trappings, power, or visibility. The greatest joy comes from your kids. Nothing is even close to my kids in terms of bringing me joy.

In my opinion happiness is nothing but satisfaction - satisfaction through work, thoughts and accomplishing our mission and vision.