Happiness Quotes
Is it a destination or a practice? These quotes explore the most sought-after human experience.
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"The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires."Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough."Emily Dickinson
"I taste a liquor never brewed in any vat."Emily Dickinson
"How happy is the little Stone that rambles in the Road."Emily Dickinson
"The reaching of the Soul defines the altitude of Joy."Emily Dickinson
"Happiness is a choice."Louis-Ferdinand Céline
"The time-honored bread sauce of the happy ending."Henry James
"To live is to recognize the beauty in small moments."Henry James
"Happiness is found in simplicity, not complexity."François Mauriac
"Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience; this is the ideal life."Mark Twain
"Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life; indeed, this is happiness."Mark Twain
"The greatest happiness is that which flows from the exertion of our own faculties."Nathaniel Hawthorne
"Happiness is a butterfly that alights on us unawares and flies away when pursued."Nathaniel Hawthorne
"The pursuit of perfection is the enemy of contentment."Nathaniel Hawthorne
"The secret of happiness is always avoiding what you cannot bear."Herman Melville
"The pursuit of happiness often prevents its attainment."Herman Melville
"A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance."Anatole France
"The pursuit of happiness is what prevents us from being happy."Louis-Ferdinand Céline
"Happiness is the moment before you realize the truth."Louis-Ferdinand Céline
"The pursuit of happiness often prevents us from achieving it."François Mauriac
"Happiness is found not in arrival but in the journey itself."François Mauriac
"The Heart asks Pleasure first and then Excuse from Pain."Emily Dickinson
"The Way to Bliss is through the Door of Truth."Emily Dickinson
"Happiness is not a reward—it is a consequence."Henry James
"The sunshine may invigorate the human soul to activity or cheerfulness."Nathaniel Hawthorne
"Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit and it leads us a wild-goose chase."Nathaniel Hawthorne
"The happiness of this life depends upon the composition of the mind."Nathaniel Hawthorne
"Happiness is for the weak; strength comes from suffering."Louis-Ferdinand Céline
"Happiness is not a destination, it is a manner of travel."Romain Rolland
"Happiness flows from gratitude."Romain Rolland