Everyone speaks of it, few know it.
-Marie Jeanne P. Roland
Quotations
Happiness
The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does.
-J. M. Barrie
He who does not get fun and enjoyment out of every day... needs to reorganize his life.
-George M. Adams
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"
We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.
-Helen Keller
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.
-Jim Rohn
Success should be measured by the yardstick of happiness; by your ability to remain in peaceful harmony with cosmic laws.
-A Spiritual Leader "Paramahansa Yogananda"
Don't you think it's better to be extremely happy for a short while, even if you lose it, than to be just okay for your whole life?
-Audrey Niffenegger
"The Time Traveler's Wife"
Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside.
-Ramana Maharshi
Happiness comes from the soul’s satisfaction, not from the vital’s or body’s satisfaction.
-Sri Aurobindo "Sri Aurobindo"
