He who binds to himself a joy Does the winged life destroy; But he who kisses the joy as it flies Lives in eternity's sun rise.
This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one.
There are more things to alarm us than to harm us, and we suffer more often in apprehension than reality.
To live happily is an inward power of the soul.
To get up each morning with the resolve to be happy is to set your own conditions to the events of each day. To do this is to condition circumstances instead of being conditioned by them.
Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering.
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
The surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others.
An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness. No reward coming after the event can compare with the sweet reward that went with it.
Happiness lies in making others happy, in forsaking self-interest to bring joy to others.
Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.
If you don't enjoy getting up and working and finishing your work and sitting down to a meal with family or friends, then the chances are you're not going to be happy. If someone bases his happiness or unhappiness on major events like a great new job, huge amounts of money, a flawlessly happy marriage or a trip to Paris, that person isn't going to be happy much of the time. If, on the other hand, happiness depends on a good breakfast, flowers in the yard, a drink or a nap, then we are more likely to live with quite a bit of happiness.
It's been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will.
Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.
Often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.
Live with the objective of being happy.
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy.
I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.
If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else.
I've grown to realize the joy that comes from little victories is preferable to the fun that comes from ease and the pursuit of pleasure.
If you believe in what you're doing, you'll be successful.
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet.
That is happiness; to be dissolved into something complete and great.
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.
Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.
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