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