It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.
-Thomas Jefferson
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
You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.
-Albert Camus
You must never forget that greatness does not guarantee happiness but goodness always does.
-Sri Chinmoy
No one asked you to be happy. Get to work.
-Colette
A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it; it would be hell on earth.
-George Bernard Shaw
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.
-Epictetus
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"
Happiness is only real when shared.
-Jon Krakauer
"Into the Wild"
The difference between love and happiness is that those who talk about love tend to be in love, but those who talk about happiness tend to be not happy.
-Nassim Nicholas Taleb
