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Mark Twain Quotes about Happiness

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Laughter is the greatest weapon we have and we, as humans, use it the least.

Laughter is the greatest weapon we have and we, as humans, use it the least.

Happiness, Laughter, Laughing

Grief can take care if itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.

Friendship, Happiness, Marriage

Mark Twain (2015). “Following the Equator: "A Journey Around the World"”, p.484, eKitap Projesi

A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs.

Happiness, Food, Desire

Mark Twain (2008). “10 Books in 1”, p.701, Shoes & Ships & Sealing Wax

I begin to see that a man's got to be in his own heaven to be happy.

Happiness, Men, Heaven

Mark Twain (2003). “Tales of Wonder”, p.28, U of Nebraska Press

Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.

Inspirational, Strength, Happiness

The Mysterious Stranger ch. 10 (1916)

Obscurity and a competence—that is the life that is best worth living.

Life, Happiness, Obscurity

Mark Twain (2015). “Bite-Size Twain: Wit and Wisdom from the Literary Legend”, p.27, St. Martin's Press

The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.

Happiness, Bullying, Laughter

Mark Twain (2015). “Bite-Size Twain: Wit and Wisdom from the Literary Legend”, p.35, St. Martin's Press

Are you so unobservant as not to have found out that sanity and happiness are an impossible combination?

Happiness, Impossible, Sanity

Mark Twain (1992). “The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories”, p.116, Courier Corporation

I have a religion-but you will call it blasphemy. It is that there is a God for the rich man but none for the poor.....Perhaps your religion will sustain you,will feed you-I place no dependence in mine. Our religions are alike, though, in one respect-neither can make a man happy when he is out of luck.

Happiness, Happy, God

Mark Twain (2016). “The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain”, p.182, Chartwell

To be busy is man's only happiness.

Happiness, Determination, Men

Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.171, Courier Corporation

Optimist: Person who travels on nothing from nowhere to happiness.

Happiness, Optimistic, Positivity

Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.340, Courier Corporation

There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.

Inspirational, Happiness, Success

Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.356, Courier Corporation

Happiness ain't a thing in itself -it's only a contrast with something that ain't pleasant. And so, as soon as the novelty is over and the force of the contrast dulled, it ain't happiness any longer, and you have to get something fresh.

Happiness, Laughter, Joy

There are people who can do all fine and heroic things but one - keep from telling their happiness to the unhappy.

Happiness, Happy, People

Mark Twain (2000). “The Jumping Frog: And 18 Other Stories”, p.103, Book Tree

The perfection of wisdom, and the end of true philosophy is to proportion our wants to our possessions, our ambitions to our capacities, we will then be a happy and a virtuous people.

Happiness, Wisdom, Philosophy

Mark Twain (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)”, p.2992, Delphi Classics

Happiness ain't a thing in itself - it's only a contrast with something that ain't pleasant.

Happiness, Contrast, Pleasant

Mark Twain (2003). “Tales of Wonder”, p.32, U of Nebraska Press

Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven.

Happiness, Humor, Joy

Following the Equator ch. 10, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar" (1897)

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