Happiness Quotes

"Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life."

"You should be happy in this now, which is good and you should always be happy."

"The pursuit of happiness often leads us away from happiness itself."

"True happiness is found not in the achievement of goals, but in the pursuit itself."

"The pursuit of happiness is often the obstacle to achieving it."

"Happiness is the brief respite between disappointments, not a permanent state."

"If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time."

"Pleasure is the only thing that one should live for."

"The most lasting pleasure comes from self-fulfillment."

"Whip the cream. It is well on cream pie. Life is short. Eat dessert first."

"The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved for ourselves."

"To love and be loved is the greatest happiness on earth."

"I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself."

"The pursuit of happiness often leads us away from genuine contentment."

"The pursuit of happiness often destroys the possibility of being happy."

"Happiness pursued directly often eludes us; it comes as a byproduct of meaningful activity."

"That is happiness; to be dissolved into something complete and great."

"One cannot divine nor forecast the conditions that will make happiness; one only stumbles upon them by chance."

"I have not been unhappy, though I have never been happy, if happiness is what you mean by perpetual success."

"Happiness is the great beautifier."

"Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know."

"The pursuit of happiness often leads away from it; happiness finds those who stop chasing."

"We cannot take the joy out of Christmas without losing Christmas itself."

"I am very happy here, much happier than I ever was before."

"The best way to celebrate is to spend time with those we love."

"The pursuit of pleasure is often the undoing of the thoughtful person."

"The pursuit of happiness is noble, but it must not come at another's expense."

"If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time."

"The pursuit of happiness often becomes its greatest impediment."

"Happiness is found in simple things."