Happiness Quotes

Is it a destination or a practice? These quotes explore the most sought-after human experience.

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"Your happiness is not dependent on external circumstances."
Rupert Spira
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"The pursuit of happiness often prevents the experience of it."
Rupert Spira
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"Perfect joy cannot exist where you desire praise or fear blame."
Francis of Assisi
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"The pursuit of happiness leads away from it; the pursuit of purpose leads to it."
Francis of Assisi
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"You cannot think your way to happiness."
Mooji
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"Happiness cannot be chased. It can only be recognized."
Mooji
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"Happiness is the natural result of being authentic."
Mooji
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"Happiness is not something that can be pursued. It must ensue."
Thomas Merton
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"We seek happiness when we should be seeking meaning."
Thomas Merton
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"Happiness is not something you achieve; it's what remains when you stop pursuing it."
Adyashanti
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"Happiness blooms when you stop demanding it from life."
Adyashanti
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"Understanding your true nature ends the search for happiness."
Rupert Spira
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"The pursuit of happiness obscures the happiness you are."
Rupert Spira
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"Happiness is not in having more; it is in wanting less."
Mooji
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"You are not seeking happiness; you are seeking yourself."
Mooji
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"Your happiness depends on nothing external."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
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"Wanting and getting are the same trap."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
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"All happiness is the happiness of being."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
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"Do not aspire to have more, but to be more."
Francis of Assisi
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"Perfect joy is found not in the absence of suffering, but in bearing it for love of Christ."
Francis of Assisi
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"You cannot steal my joy, for it resides in my soul, not in my possessions."
Francis of Assisi
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"The contemplation of God's works fills the soul with joy inexpressible."
Francis of Assisi
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"I am but a poor man, yet I am rich in the knowledge of God's love."
Francis of Assisi
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"Most people are seeking happiness outside of themselves, but it is only found within."
Adyashanti
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"The pursuit of happiness is what prevents happiness."
Adyashanti
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"The deepest joy comes from being fully alive in this moment."
Adyashanti
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"Happiness pursued directly remains always just beyond reach."
Dominic de Guzmán
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"The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable."
Thomas Merton
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"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."
Thomas Merton
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"Your happiness does not depend on anything outside yourself."
Nisargadatta Maharaj