Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Quotations
Happiness
For those who are poor in happiness, each time is a first time; happiness never becomes a habit.
-Marilyn Manson
"My Story"
They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.
-Tom Bodett
You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.
-Albert Camus
The only satisfactory definition of happiness is wholeness.
-Helen Keller
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"
To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with Spring.
-George Santayana "George Santayana"
I never understood the point of being sad when I could choose to be happy.
-Megan McCafferty
"Second Helpings"
Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.
-Jacques Prévert
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
