Happiness Quotes

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

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"No one can be happy unless they are happy with themselves."
Henrik Ibsen
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"Happiness is the most powerful thing of all."
Henrik Ibsen
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"Every person has the right to pursue happiness."
Henrik Ibsen
"The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action."
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
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"Happiness blooms in the soil of gratitude."
Hans Christian Andersen
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"Happiness is found in the present moment, nowhere else."
Hans Christian Andersen
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"Do not pursue what is illusory—property and position: all that is gained at the expense of your nerves decade after decade and can be lost in a flash."
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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"Happiness is a mirage; only this moment is real."
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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"Man is born to be happy, but he has constructed a world of suffering."
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
"The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness"
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
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"Boredom is the root of all evil."
Søren Kierkegaard
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"If you want to be happy, be; if you want to be unhappy, be."
Søren Kierkegaard
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"The door to happiness opens outward, not inward."
Søren Kierkegaard
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"The proof of the worthlessness of our age lies in the fact that we have forgotten how to be happy."
August Strindberg
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"To be happy is to be miserable less often."
August Strindberg
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"The pursuit of happiness through material means is a hollow endeavor."
Selma Lagerlöf
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"Happiness is not a destination, but a quality of attention we bring to life."
Selma Lagerlöf
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"Happiness is the byproduct of pursuing something greater."
Henrik Ibsen
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"Happiness exists in the space between desire and fulfillment."
Henrik Ibsen
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"Joy is the most infectious of all emotions."
Boris Pasternak
"The greatest wealth is a peaceful mind and a grateful heart."
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
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"A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy and nothing can stop him."
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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"Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life."
Vladimir Nabokov
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"Happiness is a chemistry that cannot be manufactured."
August Strindberg
"The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into actions."
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
"Happiness is not a destination but a direction of travel."
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
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"People who are happy are never boring."
Henrik Ibsen
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"No one can live happily who thinks only of himself."
Henrik Ibsen
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"The pursuit of happiness often leads one away from it."
Boris Pasternak
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"Happiness is not a destination but a quality of movement toward what we love."
Boris Pasternak