No one asked you to be happy. Get to work.
-Colette
Quotations
Happiness
The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness.
-William Saroyan
"My Heart's in the Highlands"
The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible.
-Bertrand Russell
You can't be happy unless you're unhappy sometimes.
-Lauren Oliver
"Delirium"
A mathematical formula for happiness: Reality divided by Expectations. There were two ways to be happy: improve your reality or lower your expectations.
-Jodi Picoult
"Nineteen Minutes"
People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.
-Dalai Lama Xiv "Dalai Lama Xiv"
Doing good to others is not a duty. It is a joy, for it increases your own health and happiness.
-Zaroaster "Zaroaster"
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
-Mahatma Gandhi
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"
No man is happy who does not think himself so.
-Marcus Aurelius
"Meditations"
