We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.
-Helen Keller
Quotations
Happiness
The first recipe for happiness is: Avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
-André Maurois
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
-Mahatma Gandhi
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"
Everyone speaks of it, few know it.
-Marie Jeanne P. Roland
Everybody has something, that one thing they must do to feel happy. I think this is yours, and I want you to be happy. You don’t have to do it, but its here if you choose to come back to it.
-Ilona Andrews
"Magic Bleeds"
Strength is happiness. In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness.
-Daisaku Ikeda "Daisaku Ikeda"
I'm not happy but I'm not unhappy about it.
-Alan Bennett
"The History Boys"
The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.
-Karl Marx
With a genuine keenness or readiness to serve others, one can attain happiness in any group or community, and the eagerness to serve others will endow you with the power and skill necessary for the required service. Nowadays, we tend to regard it as derogatory to serve, but there is great worth in service.
-Sathya Sai Baba "Sri Sathya Sai Baba"
