Happiness Quotes - Page 11

Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.

Life is like a ten speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.

You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you.

Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.

A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.

Do something for somebody everyday for which you do not get paid.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future.

Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.

The task of organizing human happiness needs the active cooperation of man and woman: it cannot be relegated to one half of the world.

No benefit is more constant than simplicity; no happiness more constant than peace.

All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse, and a good wife.

To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness.

Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness.

Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast." ~

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us.

It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own.

Ultimately, happiness comes down to choosing between the discomfort of becoming aware of your mental afflictions and the discomfort of being ruled by them.

Unhappiness and dissatisfaction with life are not signs of mental illness, but of growing intelligence.

Good relationships make people happy, and happy people enjoy more and better relationships than unhappy people.... Conflicts in relationships--having an annoying office mate or roommate, or having chronic conflict with your spouse--is one of the surest ways to reduce your happiness. You never adapt to interpersonal conflict; it damages every day, even days when you don't see the other person but ruminate about the conflict nonetheless.