It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.
-Thomas Jefferson
Quotations
Happiness
We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.
-Helen Keller
Being happy is a great science. If you are not happy, do not be confused. Happiness is hard to achieve.
-Peter Deunov
Every day you can inspire others through your sincere concern for humanity’s happiness and progress.
-Sri Chinmoy "Sri Chinmoy"
For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
I never understood the point of being sad when I could choose to be happy.
-Megan McCafferty
"Second Helpings"
Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get.
-W. P. Kinsella
Don't put off happiness you can have today. Tomorrow is a hope, not a promise.
-Debra Anastasia
The word ‘happiness’ would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.
-Carl Gustav Jung
If your joy is derived from what society thinks of you, you're always going to be disappointed.
-Madonna
