One must believe in the possibility of happiness in order to be happy, and I now believe in it. Let the dead bury the dead, but while I'm alive, I must live and be happy.
-Leo Tolstoy
"War and Peace"
Quotations
Happiness
Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside.
-Ramana Maharshi
Lao Tan said, “I was letting my mind wander in the beginning of things.”
“What does this mean?” asked Confucius. Lao Tan said, “It means to attain Perfect Beauty and wander in Perfect Happiness. He who attains Perfect Beauty and wanders in Perfect Happiness may be called the Perfect Man.”
-Scriptures "Chuang Tzu 21"
Those who do not know how to see the precious things in life will never be happy.
-Alex Flinn
"The movie, Beastly"
A mathematical formula for happiness: Reality divided by Expectations. There were two ways to be happy: improve your reality or lower your expectations.
-Jodi Picoult
"Nineteen Minutes"
Why should we build our happiness on the opinions of others, when we can find it in our own hearts?
-Jean Jacques Rousseau
"The Social Contract and Discourses"
Happy are those who work for peace: God will call them his children.
-Jesus Christ
Happiness is a perfume which you cannot pour on others without getting some on yourself.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you search the world for happiness, you may find it in the end, for the world is round and will lead you back to your door.
-Robert Brault
You must never forget that greatness does not guarantee happiness but goodness always does.
-Sri Chinmoy
