There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.
-Epictetus
Quotations
Happiness
Poor is the man whose pleasure depends on the permission of another.
-Madonna
The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does.
-J. M. Barrie
Happiness is simple. Everything we do to find it is complicated.
-Karen Maezen Miller
"Hand Wash Cold: Care Instructions for an Ordinary Life"
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.
-Jim Rohn
You can't be happy unless you're unhappy sometimes.
-Lauren Oliver
"Delirium"
Those with indomitable spirit are the real successes in life. If you can so train or condition your mind that you are content regardless of what you have or do not have, and if you can stand the challenge of all your trials and remain calm, that is true happiness.
-A Spiritual Leader "Paramahansa Yogananda"
No one asked you to be happy. Get to work.
-Colette
Science of happiness lies in our understanding. The secrets of happiness lie in our capacity to expand our heart.
-Amit Ray
"Yoga and Vipassana: An Integrated Life Style"
Those who do not know how to see the precious things in life will never be happy.
-Alex Flinn
"The movie, Beastly"
