Happiness Quotes

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

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"We seek happiness as if it were a destination rather than a direction."
Mikhail Lermontov
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"I have examined the lives of many men and I have found that I am happiest when I am lost in my work."
Vladimir Nabokov
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"Happiness is the art of never holding grudges."
Vladimir Nabokov
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"Life without passion is merely existence."
Vladimir Nabokov
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"The pursuit of happiness often leads to its opposite."
Nikolai Gogol
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"You can measure the happiness of a society by how much freedom its inhabitants enjoy"
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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"Happiness for a man is to see a man"
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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"Is it possible for me to make another happy unless I make myself happy"
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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"The greatest happiness is to believe in oneself"
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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"The greatest happiness comes from making others happy."
Maxim Gorky
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"Happiness is not a destination to reach, but a manner of traveling."
Maxim Gorky
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"A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy and nothing can stop him."
Ivan Turgenev
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"Happiness is found in small moments of genuine connection."
Ivan Turgenev
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"The pursuit of happiness often prevents happiness itself."
Aleksandr Pushkin
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"Happiness is not a destination but a path."
Aleksandr Pushkin
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"The greatest happiness is knowing that you are useful to someone."
Mikhail Lermontov
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"The pursuit of happiness often leads us away from true contentment."
Nikolai Gogol
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"People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy."
Anton Chekhov
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"Good friends, good books, a sleepy afternoon—this is the idea of happiness."
Anton Chekhov
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"The happy ones are those who are silly."
Anton Chekhov
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"Happiness is when a person believes in something."
Anton Chekhov
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"If you want to be happy, be."
Leo Tolstoy
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"The secret of happiness is that it is not happiness you are seeking."
Leo Tolstoy
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"If you want to be happy, be."
Leo Tolstoy
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"The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness."
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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"Happiness is found in the spaces between suffering."
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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"The greatest happiness is to live as you wish and when you wish to live."
Aleksandr Pushkin
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"Happiness is not in grand things but in small contentments."
Ivan Turgenev
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"Happiness is found in the appreciation of small things."
Ivan Turgenev
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"Boredom is the greatest enemy of the human spirit."
Mikhail Lermontov