A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.
Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.
Be happy. It's one way of being wise.
If a person's basic state of mind is serene and calm, then it is possible for this inner peace to overwhelm a painful physical experience. On the other hand, if someone is suffering from depression, anxiety, or any form of emotional distress, then even if he or she happens to be enjoying physical comforts, he will not really be able to experience the happiness that these could bring.
Happiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are guarded by dragons: we must fight in order to conquer it.
There are some days when I think I'm going to die from an overdose of satisfaction.
Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek.
Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.
The Dalai Lama. He is a very wise man of great inner peace who believes that happiness is the purpose of our lives. Through his teachings and leadership, he continues to make this world a better place in which to live.
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.
Happiness is a matter of one's most ordinary everyday mode of consciousness being busy and lively and unconcerned with self.
Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed.
Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere.
Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, or worn. It is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace & gratitude.
When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.
When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down happy.
If you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.
Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.
A person is never happy till their vague strivings has itself marked out its proper limitations.
Happy is the man who can endure the highest and lowest fortune. He who has endured such vicissitudes with equanimity has deprived misfortune of its power.
Set peace of mind as your highest goal, and organize your life around it.
Happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don't even remember leaving open.
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