Quotes about Happiness
The moral flabbiness born of the exclusive worship of the bitch-goddess SUCCESS. That - with the squalid cash interpretation put on the word 'success' - is our national disease.
— William James
the exclusive worship of the bitch-goddess sucess is our national disease
— William James
If I could sum up what the Bible teaches about giving in one statement, it would be this: Generous living produces emotional happiness.
— Chip Ingram
I would learn then that generosity has little or nothing to do with how much money you have or how far along you perceive yourself to be on your spiritual journey. In fact, I was shocked to learn that being generous has much more to do with being smart, shrewd, wise, and deliriously happy. In a word, I discovered that generosity is genius!
— Chip Ingram
The goodness of God is that which disposes Him to be kind, cordial, benevolent, and full of good will toward men. He is tenderhearted and of quick sympathy, and His unfailing attitude toward all moral beings is open, frank, and friendly. By His nature He is inclined to bestow blessedness and He takes total pleasure in the happiness of His people.
— Chip Ingram
Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.
— Henri Nouwen
There can be no very black misery to him who lives in the midst of Nature and has his senses still.
— Henry David Thoreau
Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the highest pleasure sustain him.
— Henry David Thoreau
The way by which you may get money almost without exception leads downward.
— Henry David Thoreau
Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product of providing a useful service.
— Henry Ford
Happiness isn't a destination, it's a mode of travel. Don't worry be happy.
— Henry Ford
There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.
— Henry Ford