Happiness Quotes

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

18390 quotes

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"The key to happiness was knowing what truly mattered."
Wade Watts (Parzival)
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"Nothing makes me happier than surviving another day on Mars."
Mark Watney
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"I was happier before when I didn't know how much I didn't know."
Charlie Gordon
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"I'd far rather be happy than right any day."
Douglas Adams
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"I've been unhappy for so long that I've forgotten what it felt like to be happy."
Arthur Leander
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"I was happy before. Before I knew."
Charlie Gordon
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"I'd far rather be happy than right any day"
Douglas Adams
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"I'd far rather be happy than right any day"
Douglas Adams
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"In becoming more intelligent, did I lose my capacity for happiness?"
Charlie Gordon
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"The greatest happiness the greatest number."
Dr. John Watson
C
"I was happier when I didn't know how unhappy I was"
Charlie Gordon
A
"I'm not sure I want to be happy. But it does seem like a good idea."
Arthur Dent
C
"I wish I could have stayed simple and happy forever."
Charlie Gordon
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"We're not really happy. I don't think people are."
Nick Dunne
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"I think you ought to know I'm feeling very depressed."
Marvin the Paranoid Android
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"I was happy before I knew what I was missing"
Charlie Gordon
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"The moment you start to take yourself seriously and that life is owed to you, you start to get depressed."
Arthur Dent
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"I'd rather be happy than right any day."
Arthur Dent
C
"I have discovered that happiness is not found in achievement alone"
Charlie Gordon
C
"I remember being happy before I was smart—I want to be happy again."
Charlie Gordon
C
"I was happy before I knew too much."
Charlie Gordon
C
"I was happy, and that should have been enough."
Charlie Gordon
C
"They used to laugh at me, now I'm laughing at them, but I'm not happy."
Charlie Gordon
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"The soul of the world is nourished by people's happiness."
The Alchemist
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"When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy."
The Prophet (Almustafa)
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"You will begin to touch heaven when you understand that the purpose of your life is joy."
Chiang
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"The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain."
The Prophet (Almustafa)
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"To accept oneself completely is the highest form of enlightenment."
Siddhartha
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"Maybe it's not just how much money you have that makes you happy. Maybe it's how much purpose you have."
Morrie Schwartz
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"The Soul of the World is nourished by people's happiness"
The Alchemist