Happiness doesn’t come from doing what we like to do but from liking what we have to do. Wilferd A. Peterson
Happiness doesn’t come from doing what we like to do but from liking what we have to do.HappinessQuotations by Wilferd A. Peterson
Month: November 2008
As happy a man as any in the world, for the whole world seems to smile upon me! Samuel Pepys
As happy a man as any in the world, for the whole world seems to smile upon me!HappinessQuotations by Samuel Pepys
Happiness is a by product of an effort to make someone else happy. Gretta Brooker Palmer
Happiness is a by product of an effort to make someone else happy.HappinessQuotations by Gretta Brooker Palmer
Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness George Orwell
Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happinessHappinessQuotations by George Orwell
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; The wise grows it under his feet. Julius Robert Oppenheimer
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; The wise grows it under his feet.HappinessQuotations by Julius Robert Oppenheimer
Happiness is the harvest of a quiet eye. Austin O’Malley
Happiness is the harvest of a quiet eye.HappinessQuotations by Austin O’Malley
What happiness is there which is not purchased with more or less of pain? Margaret Oliphant
What happiness is there which is not purchased with more or less of pain?HappinessQuotations by Margaret Oliphant
Happiness adds and multiplies, as we divide it with others. A. Nielsen
Happiness adds and multiplies, as we divide it with others.HappinessQuotations by A. Nielsen
The most exciting happiness is the happiness generated by forces beyond your control. Ogden Nash
The most exciting happiness is the happiness generated by forces beyond your control.HappinessQuotations by Ogden Nash
He’s simply got the instinct for being unhappy highly developed. Hector Hugh Munro
He’s simply got the instinct for being unhappy highly developed.HappinessQuotations by Hector Hugh Munro
No burden is so heavy for a man to bear as a succession of happy days. Max Muller
No burden is so heavy for a man to bear as a succession of happy days.HappinessQuotations by Max Muller
The smallest annoyances, disturb us the most. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
The smallest annoyances, disturb us the most.HappinessQuotations by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Ask yourself whether you are happy, and you cease to be so. John Stuart Mill
Ask yourself whether you are happy, and you cease to be so.HappinessQuotations by John Stuart Mill
Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind. Alice Meynell
Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind.HappinessQuotations by Alice Meynell
Be it jewel or toy, not the prize gives the joy, but the striving to win the prize. Owen Meredith
Be it jewel or toy, not the prize gives the joy, but the striving to win the prize.HappinessQuotations by Owen Meredith
Happiness is the light on the water. The water is cold and dark and deep. William Maxwell
Happiness is the light on the water. The water is cold and dark and deep.HappinessQuotations by William Maxwell
Happiness is not a possession to be prized. It is a quality of thought, a state of mind. Daphne Du Maurier
Happiness is not a possession to be prized. It is a quality of thought, a state of mind.HappinessQuotations by Daphne Du Maurier
Happiness consists in activity — it is a running stream, not a stagnant pool. John L. Mason
Happiness consists in activity — it is a running stream, not a stagnant pool.HappinessQuotations by John L. Mason
Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness. Don Marquis
Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness.HappinessQuotations by Don Marquis
Talk happiness. The world is sad enough without your woe. Orison Swett Marden
Talk happiness. The world is sad enough without your woe.HappinessQuotations by Orison Swett Marden
The happy think a lifetime short, but to the unhappy one night can be an eternity. Lucian
The happy think a lifetime short, but to the unhappy one night can be an eternity.HappinessQuotations by Lucian
Suspicion of happiness is in our blood. E. V. Lucas
Suspicion of happiness is in our blood.HappinessQuotations by E. V. Lucas
Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like the violin. Sir John Lubbock
Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like the violin.HappinessQuotations by Sir John Lubbock
A person will be just about as happy as they make up their minds to be. Abraham Lincoln
A person will be just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.HappinessQuotations by Abraham Lincoln
Happiness is a by-product. You cannot pursue it by itself. Samuel Levenson
Happiness is a by-product. You cannot pursue it by itself.HappinessQuotations by Samuel Levenson
Happiness isn’t something you experience; it’s something you remember. Oscar Levant
Happiness isn’t something you experience; it’s something you remember.HappinessQuotations by Oscar Levant
It is not the place, nor the condition, but the mind alone that can make anyone happy or miserable. Sir Roger L’Estrange
It is not the place, nor the condition, but the mind alone that can make anyone happy or miserable.HappinessQuotations by Sir Roger L’Estrange
Many search for happiness as we look for a hat we wear on our heads. Nikolaus Lenus
Many search for happiness as we look for a hat we wear on our heads.HappinessQuotations by Nikolaus Lenus
Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of unhappiness. Lao-Tzu
Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of unhappiness.HappinessQuotations by Lao-Tzu
Happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don’t even remember leaving open. Rose Wilder Lane
Happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don’t even remember leaving open.HappinessQuotations by Rose Wilder Lane
We are no longer happy as soon as we wish to be happier. Walter Savage Landor
We are no longer happy as soon as we wish to be happier.HappinessQuotations by Walter Savage Landor
We cannot be contented because we are happy, and we cannot be happy because we are contented. Walter Savage Landor
We cannot be contented because we are happy, and we cannot be happy because we are contented.HappinessQuotations by Walter Savage Landor
No thoroughly occupied man was ever yet very miserable. Letitia Elizabeth Landon
No thoroughly occupied man was ever yet very miserable.HappinessQuotations by Letitia Elizabeth Landon
We are never so happy nor so unhappy as we imagine. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
We are never so happy nor so unhappy as we imagine.HappinessQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.HappinessQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Happiness is the longing for repetition. Milan Kundera
Happiness is the longing for repetition.HappinessQuotations by Milan Kundera
Happiness is experienced when your life gives you what you are willing to accept. Ken Keyes Jr.
Happiness is experienced when your life gives you what you are willing to accept.HappinessQuotations by Ken Keyes Jr.
My happiness derives from knowing the people I love are happy. Holly Ketchel
My happiness derives from knowing the people I love are happy.HappinessQuotations by Holly Ketchel
True happiness is the full use of your powers along lines of excellence in a life affording scope. John F. Kennedy
True happiness is the full use of your powers along lines of excellence in a life affording scope.HappinessQuotations by John F. Kennedy
It is not God’s will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy Immanuel Kant
It is not God’s will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happyHappinessQuotations by Immanuel Kant