The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible. Bertrand Russell British Philosopher More Bertrand Russell Quotes 69
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 59
No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it. Helen Keller American Author More Helen Keller Quotes 8
Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. Eleanor Roosevelt American First Lady More Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes 8
The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness. Henry David Thoreau American Author More Henry David Thoreau Quotes 6
Where fear is, happiness is not. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Roman Statesman More Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quotes 6
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 6
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness. Bertrand Russell British Philosopher More Bertrand Russell Quotes 6
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
A really great talent finds its happiness in execution. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe German Poet More Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes 6
A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of. Jane Austen British Writer More Jane Austen Quotes 5
Happiness is a monstrosity! Punished are those who seek it. Gustave Flaubert French Novelist More Gustave Flaubert Quotes 5
We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness. Pierre Corneille French Dramatist More Pierre Corneille Quotes 5
Happiness is brief. It will not stay. God batters at its sails. Euripides Greek Poet More Euripides Quotes 4
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
Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels. Bertolt Brecht German Poet More Bertolt Brecht Quotes 3
The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile. Bertrand Russell British Philosopher More Bertrand Russell Quotes 2
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 2
Happiness is the absence of suffering. I think it's an interesting way of looking at it. I think the absence of suffering exists very rarely in the world we live in. Julie Christie British Actress More Julie Christie Quotes 1