Happiness Quotes - Page 83

Most of us would be upset if we were accused of being "silly." But the word "silly" comes from the old English word "selig," and its literal definition is "to be blessed, happy, healthy and prosperous."

The cause of justice is the cause of humanity. Its advocates should overflow with universal good will. We should love this cause, for it conduces to the general happiness of mankind.

Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be.

The trick. . .is to find the balance between the bright colors of humor and the serious issues of identity, self-loathing, and the possibility for intimacy and love when it seems no longer possible or, sadder yet, no longer necessary.

Spending money you don't have for things you don't need to impress people you don't like.

The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity.

But I don't think of the future, or the past, I feast on the moment. This is the secret of happiness, but only reached now in middle age.

If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.

The truth is that we can learn to condition our minds, bodies, and emotions to link pain or pleasure to whatever we choose. By changing what we link pain and pleasure to, we will instantly change our behaviors.

We do not exist for ourselves.

No man can be happy without a friend, nor be sure of his friend till he is unhappy.

Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone.

Fireside happiness, to hours of ease Blest with that charm, the certainty to please.

Spend some time this weekend on home improvement; improve your attitude toward your family.

The greatest gift we give to someone who loves us is simply to be happy.

As we grow old, the beauty steals inward.

We all get report cards in many different ways, but the real excitement of what you're doing is in the doing of it. It's not what you're gonna get in the end - it's not the final curtain - it's really in the doing it, and loving what you're doing.

Don't be too much concerned about money, because that is the greatest distraction against happiness. And the irony of ironies is that people think they will be happy when they have money. Money has nothing to do with happiness. If you are happy and you have money, you can use it for happiness. If you are unhappy and you have money, you will use that money for more unhappiness. Because money is simply a neutral force.

Life is too short, or too long, for me to allow myself the luxury of living it so badly.

You can achieve anything if you believe in yourself. But the opposite is also true; without strong self-belief you will not go far.

The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it. And, if you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better." -- The Alchemist

A good disposition is a virtue in itself, and it is lasting; the burden of the years cannot depress it, and love that is founded on it endures to the end.

Whatever someone did to you in the past has no power over the present. Only you give it power.

Laughter serves as a blocking agent. Like a bullet-proof vest, it may help protect you against the ravages of negative emotions that can assault you in disease.

It needs good management to enjoy life. I enjoy it twice as much as others, for the measure of enjoyment depends on the greater or less attention that we give to it...The shorter my possession of life the deeper and fuller I must make it.