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Happiness can be defined, in part at least, as the fruit of the desire and ability to sacrifice what we want now for what we want eventually.
There's nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons.
please believe that things are good with me, and even when they're not, they will be soon enough. And i will always believe the same about you.
I am very happy Because I have conquered myself And not the world. I am very happy Because I have loved the world And not myself.
Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.
Man is not interesting without some imperfection
Humour is the weapon of unarmed people: it helps people who are oppressed to smile at the situation that pains them.
One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.
What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner.
For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them.
A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.
Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought; our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.
We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by others, to keep alive the hope of obtaining it for himself.
To strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human felicity.
Subordination tends greatly to human happiness. Were we all upon an equality, we should have no other enjoyment than mere animal pleasure.
He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.
Happiness is a by-product. You cannot pursue it by itself.
Where your pleasure is, there is your treasure: where your treasure, there your heart; where your heart, there your happiness
The key ingredient to any kind of happiness or success is to never give less than your best
Reason is powerless in the expression of Love.
Happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don't even remember leaving open.
If you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.
Most of us believe in trying to make other people happy only if they can be happy in ways which we approve.
The next time you feel like complaining, remember that your garbage disposal probably eats better than 30 percent of the people in the world
To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness.
Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it in the world, and bettered the tradition of mankind.
The habit of being happy enables one to be freed, or largely freed, from the domination of outward conditions.
Happiness is not in things; happiness is in you.
Nothing real stands between you and your happiness, only illusion and confusion.
Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result.
Make us happy and you make us good.
Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.
People who live the most fulfilling lives are the ones who are always rejoicing at what they have.
As we grow old, the beauty steals inward.
Enjoyment is just the sound of being centered.
I think people really marry far too much; it is such a lottery after all, and for a poor woman a very doubtful happiness.
Influence is getting others to do what you want them to do because they want to do it - a take on Eisenhower's famous leadership statement
There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave most in life-happiness, freedom and peace of mind-are always attained by giving them to someone else.
Life is too short, or too long, for me to allow myself the luxury of living it so badly.
If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule. Never lie to yourself.
When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.
There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them.
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
I feel now it's useless to keep hoping. The way things are today, we live in a world that needs laughter, and I've decided if I can make people laugh, I'm making a more important contribution.
One has to set high standards... I can never be happy with mediocre performance.
Spread joy. Chase your wildest dreams.
Learn to be calm and you will always be happy.
A good disposition is a virtue in itself, and it is lasting; the burden of the years cannot depress it, and love that is founded on it endures to the end.
The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly - that is what each of us is here for.
Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.
