Happiness Quotes
Is it a destination or a practice? These quotes explore the most sought-after human experience.
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"What is heaven but a state of the heart?"Emily Brontë
"We are happiest when we have the fewest desires."William Butler Yeats
"I would always rather be happy than dignified."Charlotte Brontë
"I would not give myself the trouble of contriving happiness."Charlotte Brontë
"The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder whether you are happy or not."George Bernard Shaw
"A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell on earth."George Bernard Shaw
"The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to think about whether you are happy or not."George Bernard Shaw
"I can live for two months on a good compliment."Oscar Wilde
"The secret to life is enjoying the passage of time."Oscar Wilde
"The pursuit of happiness often blinds us to true contentment."Anne Brontë
"I would always rather be happy than dignified."Emily Brontë
"Happiness is a choice we make daily."Emily Brontë
"Happiness is most found in acceptance of what cannot be changed."Thomas Hardy
"The pursuit of happiness is noble, but the pursuit of meaning is essential."George Eliot
"Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes"Charles Dickens
"The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes to do but in liking what one has to do"Charles Dickens
"Happiness lies not in external circumstances but in the peace of conscience."Anne Brontë
"The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action."Émile Zola
"I would always rather be happy than dignified."Charlotte Brontë
"A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it; it would be hell on earth."George Bernard Shaw
"The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to think about whether you are happy or not."George Bernard Shaw
"I would always rather be happy than dignified."Emily Brontë
"Happiness lies in accepting our nature, not fighting it."Emily Brontë
"Happiness is a choice we make moment by moment."Emily Brontë
"To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness."Gustave Flaubert
"One is happy as a result of one's own efforts."Gustave Flaubert
"The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history."George Eliot
"The happiest people are those who are engaged in some great and worthy enterprise."George Eliot
"Pleasure can be supported by an illusion; but happiness rests upon truth"Charles Dickens
"Remind me to be merry"Charles Dickens