Quotes about Happiness
The sheep are happier of themselves, than under the care of wolves.
— Thomas Jefferson
There is nothing, Sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we attain the great art of having as little misery and as much happiness as possible.
— Samuel Johnson
Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.
— Charles Dickens
Happiness is a quality of the soul...not a function of one's material circumstances.
— Aristotle
If you want to be popular, preach happiness. If you want to be unpopular, preach holiness.
— Leonard Ravenhill
Be happy in the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.
— Mother Teresa
The enjoyment of God is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied.
— Jonathan Edwards
The journey to happiness involves finding the courage to go down into ourselves and take responsibility for what's there: all of it.
— Fr. Richard Rohr
Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person's own mind, than on the externals in the world.
— George Washington
If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else.
— Confucius
There is no light without shadow, just as there is no happiness without pain.
— Isabel Allende
Children are happy because they don't have a file in their minds called "All the Things That Could Go Wrong.
— Marianne Williamson