Happiness Quotes

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

18390 quotes

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"Happiness is found in small moments of clarity"
Umberto Eco
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"True happiness comes from within the soul."
Giosue Carducci
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"Happiness is found not in ease, but in achievement."
Gabriele D'Annunzio
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"Happiness is found in the simplest moments of life."
Giovanni Verga
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"Joy is found in unexpected places."
Giovanni Verga
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"The pursuit of happiness is less important than its discovery."
Giovanni Verga
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"Happiness comes not from getting what you want, but from wanting what you have."
Italo Calvino
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"The secret to happiness is wanting less and experiencing more."
Italo Calvino
"Happiness is not the absence of struggle, but peace within it."
Italo Svevo
"The greatest obstacle to happiness is our definition of happiness."
Italo Svevo
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"Happiness is a fleeting guest that never stays for long."
Dino Buzzati
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"Happiness is a plot twist in the tragedy of existence."
Dino Buzzati
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"In the face of absurdity, we must imagine Sisyphus happy."
Luigi Pirandello
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"The pursuit of knowledge is itself a form of happiness."
Umberto Eco
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"The pursuit of happiness is often what prevents us from being happy."
Giovanni Verga
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"True happiness lies not in having, but in becoming."
Giosue Carducci
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"Happiness is not a destination but a way of moving through the world."
Gabriele D'Annunzio
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"Happiness comes not from wealth, but from purpose."
Alessandro Manzoni
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"Lasting happiness requires inner peace."
Alessandro Manzoni
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"Happiness is the recognition of beauty in small things."
Italo Calvino
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"The pursuit of happiness often prevents us from being happy."
Luigi Pirandello
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"Happiness is a butterfly that can only be caught by not chasing it."
Luigi Pirandello
"Man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible."
Italo Svevo
"Happiness is not a destination but a direction."
Italo Svevo
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"The greatest pleasure is in understanding what was previously mysterious."
Umberto Eco
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"Happiness is a brief visitor, not a permanent resident."
Giovanni Verga
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"The pursuit of happiness often defeats its own purpose."
Giovanni Verga
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"I have always believed that happiness is found in the extremes of experience."
Gabriele D'Annunzio
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"True happiness comes from serving a purpose greater than oneself."
Alessandro Manzoni
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"The pursuit of happiness must be tempered by virtue."
Giosue Carducci