The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible. Bertrand Russell British Philosopher More Bertrand Russell Quotes 67
We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too big for the body. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 58
Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. Eleanor Roosevelt American First Lady More Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes 8
No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it. Helen Keller American Author More Helen Keller Quotes 7
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. Dalai Lama Leader More Dalai Lama Quotes 6
Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness. George Santayana American Philosopher More George Santayana Quotes 6
Where fear is, happiness is not. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Roman Statesman More Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quotes 6
A really great talent finds its happiness in execution. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe German Poet More Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes 6
We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness. Pierre Corneille French Dramatist More Pierre Corneille Quotes 5
A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him. Soren Kierkegaard Danish Philosopher More Soren Kierkegaard Quotes 5
The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness. Henry David Thoreau American Author More Henry David Thoreau Quotes 5
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness. Bertrand Russell British Philosopher More Bertrand Russell Quotes 5
Happiness is a monstrosity! Punished are those who seek it. Gustave Flaubert French Novelist More Gustave Flaubert Quotes 5
Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness. Chanakya Indian Politician More Chanakya Quotes 4
A good way I know to find happiness, is to not bore a hole to fit the plug. Josh Billings American Comedian More Josh Billings Quotes 4
A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of. Jane Austen British Writer More Jane Austen Quotes 4
Happiness is brief. It will not stay. God batters at its sails. Euripides Greek Poet More Euripides Quotes 3
Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels. Bertolt Brecht German Poet More Bertolt Brecht Quotes 2
What we call happiness in the strictest sense comes from the (preferably sudden) satisfaction of needs which have been dammed up to a high degree. Sigmund Freud Austrian Psychologist More Sigmund Freud Quotes 1
Happiness is like a cat, If you try to coax it or call it, it will avoid you; it will never come. But if you pay not attention to it and go about your business, you'll find it rubbing against your legs and jumping into your lap. William Bennett American Politician More William Bennett Quotes 1
While we are focusing on fear, worry, or hate, it is not possible for us to be experiencing happiness, enthusiasm or love. Bo Bennett American Businessman More Bo Bennett Quotes 1