Happiness Quotes
Is it a destination or a practice? These quotes explore the most sought-after human experience.
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"The happiness we have is as a rule only the happiness we are capable of understanding"Charles Dickens
"Trifles make the sum of human happiness"Charles Dickens
"Happiness is found in the pursuit, not the possession."Émile Zola
"There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state to another."Alexandre Dumas
"The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose."Honoré de Balzac
"The secret of human happiness is not in getting more but in wanting less."Honoré de Balzac
"The secret of happiness is to recognize what is truly within our control."Honoré de Balzac
"I would always rather be happy than dignified."Charlotte Brontë
"Happiness is not a destination; it is a manner of traveling."Charlotte Brontë
"I would always rather be happy than dignified at the cost of happiness."Charlotte Brontë
"Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved."Victor Hugo
"The capacity to love is the key to all happiness."Victor Hugo
"To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness."Gustave Flaubert
"The greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the object of every government."Émile Zola
"Happiness is the greatest beauty."Alexandre Dumas
"The pursuit of happiness is the right of all people."Alexandre Dumas
"Seek happiness in tranquility and avoid ambition."Mary Shelley
"The secret of happiness is not in what we possess but in what we feel."Mary Shelley
"I would always rather be happy than dignified."Charlotte Brontë
"Happiness is not a destination but a manner of traveling through life."Émile Zola
"The pursuit of happiness is itself a form of happiness."Honoré de Balzac
"The happiness of a man is the measure of his virtue."Honoré de Balzac
"The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved for ourselves."Victor Hugo
"A person is not poor if they can still laugh."Victor Hugo
"The true way to render ourselves happy is to love our duty."Victor Hugo
"The supreme felicity of life is the conviction that we are loved."Victor Hugo
"To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost."Gustave Flaubert
"The pursuit of happiness begins when we stop chasing it."Alexandre Dumas
"Happiness is found in the ordinary moments we learn to treasure."Alexandre Dumas
"Seek happiness in tranquility and avoid ambition."Mary Shelley