We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.
-Khalil Gibran
Quotations
Happiness
There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.
-Henry Ford
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"
Then he thought himself unhappy, but happiness was all in the future; now he felt that the best happiness was already in the past.
-Leo Tolstoy
"Anna Karenina"
What can be added to the happiness of the man who is in health, who is out of debt and has a clear conscience?
-Adam Smith
Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside.
-Ramana Maharshi
Every day you can inspire others through your sincere concern for humanity’s happiness and progress.
-Sri Chinmoy "Sri Chinmoy"
If your joy is derived from what society thinks of you, you're always going to be disappointed.
-Madonna
Unhappiness is bondage; therefore, happiness is freedom.
-Lauren Oliver
"Delirium"
When you let go of past pain, believe in yourself and follow your dreams—you can find true happiness!
-Casi McLean
