Happiness Quotes
Is it a destination or a practice? These quotes explore the most sought-after human experience.
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"Comparison is the death of joy."Søren Kierkegaard
"The door to happiness opens outward."Søren Kierkegaard
"The unhappy person is never satisfied with the present moment."Søren Kierkegaard
"Grief is the price we pay for having loved deeply."Elizabeth Barrett Browning
"Happiness is found not in having, but in becoming."Elizabeth Barrett Browning
"Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower."Johan Christian Andersen
"I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may be."Johan Christian Andersen
"Happiness is found not in achievement, but in the surrender of ambition."Knut Hamsun
"How good is man's life, the mere living, how fit to employ all the heart and the soul and the senses forever in joy!"Robert Browning
"That's the happy ending of a song which the whole world sings."Robert Browning
"If we merely want to be happy, we shall never be so."Robert Browning
"The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions."Alfred, Lord Tennyson
"The pursuit of happiness is a worthy goal; happiness itself is found in the pursuit."Alfred, Lord Tennyson
"Happiness is found not in having, but in becoming."Dante Gabriel Rossetti
"Happiness is a byproduct of living authentically."Dante Gabriel Rossetti
"Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower."Hans Christian Andersen
"The most unhappy people are those who know exactly what they want and have achieved it."Hans Christian Andersen
"To be of use to the world is the only way to be happy."Selma Lagerlöf
"Happiness is found in simple things."Selma Lagerlöf
"The pursuit of happiness begins with acceptance."Robert Browning
"I find my joy in the dance of life."Søren Kierkegaard
"Comparison is the thief of joy."Søren Kierkegaard
"A happy man or woman is a better thing to find than a five-pound note."Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
"Life's greatest joys come from simple things."Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
"The pursuit of happiness is life's great adventure."Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
"Happiness is the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a mad and lamentable experiment."August Strindberg
"The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions."August Strindberg
"True happiness is found in giving, not receiving."Selma Lagerlöf
"Happiness is a choice made moment by moment."Selma Lagerlöf
"People who are happy are never boring."Henrik Ibsen