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Quotes About Happiness

There wasn't a cloud in my mind, nor did I feel any discomfort, and I hadn't a single unfulfilled desire or craving as far as my thoughts could reach.
~ Knut Hamsun
Besides, beyond question, it takes a certain degree of brainlessness to remain permanently contented with oneself and with everything.
~ Knut Hamsun
folk drak brus med sprit i og åt smørogbrød med røkelaks og svinerul og bringebærsyltetøi på, og de hadde jo hørt så megt om disse lækkerier at de lo så tårerne trillet mens de åt dem.
~ Knut Hamsun
Intet kan være bedre, med søtvarer til er det paradis.
~ Knut Hamsun
Det er for øvrig ikke tvil om at det skal en viss grad av hjærnetomhet til for å kunne gå og være varig tilfreds med sig selv og alt.
~ Knut Hamsun
Tak for livet, det var morsomt å leve!
~ Knut Hamsun
Light dresses, blue eyes, the tinkling of glasses, the sea, the white sails. We sang snatches of song. And our cheeks became rosy.
~ Knut Hamsun
Han er kanske likeså lykkelig som vi andre, han trænger litt mat, nogen klær og et helgenbillede; men den lille stemmerett i landsbyen er ham kanske ikke det kjæreste i verden...
~ Knut Hamsun
Han måtte rehabilitere seg ved et bedrag; når han lot gjelde at han var som andre, at han var kommensurabel, så måtte jo stakkaren bruke sin egen målestokk og overtale seg til å tro på den. Han hadde kanskje sin lille lykke ved dette, han hadde iallfall ingen annen. Kunst altsammen altså? Kunst altsammen. Men intet dårlig kunstverk.
~ Knut Hamsun
porque es tu propio interior el que constituye la fuente del dolor y de la alegría.
~ Knut Hamsun
Hvorfor skal vi bli noget? Det blir alle de andre og er allikevel ikke lykkeligere. de har hat strævet med å komme op, men de må se si om efter lønnen. Deres ro er borte, deres nerver tyndslitte, nogen drikker for å greie sig og blir bare værre, de skal til hver tid på gå høie hæler, jeg som bor i en sjå ynker dem.
~ Knut Hamsun
det skal en viss grad av ringhet i ævnen til å gå og være varig tilfreds med livet og atpå kjøpet vente sig noget nyt og godt av det.
~ Knut Hamsun
But there was something magical about my idea. I had to admit, I felt better and happier when it was around.
~ Kobi Yamada
I was truly happy. But my state was not that of any ordinary satisfaction. It was a joy which stemmed directly from creative, artistic achievement.
~ Konstantin Stanislavski
What's your favorite place to visit?" He absently answered, "Wherever you are." "Bowen, five things about you can't all be about me." But you're the only good thing that I've got.
~ Kresley Cole
Some men would take happiness where they found it. Especially when they have absolutely no promise of it anywhere else. [Rydstrom]
~ Kresley Cole
I'd asked Máxim, "What will it take to get a smile out of that man?" "Your real name and ID. That's all he wants out of life. And possibly almond candies.
~ Kresley Cole
I informed him that when you eat one of those cuppy containers of flan, you are in heaven and smile for the rest of the day.
~ Kresley Cole
A veces solo tienes que estar loco o triste, Evie. A veces solo tienes que dejar que suceda. Pero ponte un límite, a continuación, vuelve a ser feliz.
~ Kresley Cole
The demon was turning out to be an unpredictable, feral, bone-and-head-collecting, sexually ravenous happiness battery. She swallowed. All I have to do is plug him in.
~ Kresley Cole
Sometimes you just need to be mad or sad, Evie. Sometimes you just need to let it happen. But put a cap on it, then get back to happy.
~ Kresley Cole
At the front door, I took thirty seconds to compose myself. I need to learn how to whistle. My roommate at the center had taught me that trick. Parents never suspected their children were unhappy/delusional/high when the kid was whistling. Their minds just couldn't reconcile it. As I slipped inside, I puckered my lips, blowing soundless air. Whistling sucked.
~ Kresley Cole
The more one pleases generally, the less one pleases profoundly.
~ Krister Stendahl
If you have good friends, no matter how life is sucking, they can make you laugh.
~ Kristin Cast