Quotes About Life

You must never forget that greatness does not guarantee happiness but goodness always does

Suspicion of happiness is in our blood.

What did it matter if he existed for two or for twenty years? Happiness was the fact that he had existed.

Maybe there was no happily ever after [...] but there was happiness sometimes and she had it now, doing what she knew she was born for.

And what is happiness, Nathan? In my experience, it's only a moment's pause here and there on what is otherwise a long and difficult road. No one can be happy all the time.

Oh, how quickly things changed! Why didn't happiness last for ever? For ever wasn't a bit too long.

She knew that this was happiness, this was living as she had always wished to live.

The thing about happiness, though, is that it never lasts.

To begin perfect happiness at the respective ages of 26 and 18 is to do pretty well.

Happiness, at my age, is breathing

It isn't happiness I am concerned with but experience.

I am deeply convinced that happiness does not exist in this world

Happiness is the only thing I understand.

The happiness of London is not to be conceived but by those who have been in it.

If by happiness you mean instead an ordinary contentment, then yes - I'm fairly contented. Not satisfied - contented.

Happiness lies in your own hand

Would I have been happier? Maybe. But then, happiness was overrated.

Happiness is the best adventure on earth.

I've had at least my share of tragedy, but I have had far more than my share of happiness.

... everyone young going down the long slide To happiness, endlessly.

A child is an adult temporarily enduring conditions which exclude the possibility of happiness.

I think happiness is a goal all of us can agree on. Let's face it - we all would like to be happy.

The more ups and downs, the more joy I feel. The greater the fear, the greater the happiness I feel.

He that upon a true principle lives, without any disquiet of thought, may be said to be happy.