No man is happy who does not think himself so.
-Marcus Aurelius
"Meditations"
Quotations
Happiness
For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Being happy is a great science. If you are not happy, do not be confused. Happiness is hard to achieve.
-Peter Deunov
There are those who give with joy and that joy is their reward.
-Khalil Gibran
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"
Happiness isn’t something that depends on our surroundings… It’s something we make inside ourselves.
-Cornelia "Corrie" Ten Boom
You must never forget that greatness does not guarantee happiness but goodness always does.
-Sri Chinmoy
Happiness is spiritual, born of truth and love. It is unselfish; therefore it cannot exist alone, but requires all mankind to share it.
-Mary Baker Eddy
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"
Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.
-Ernest Hemingway
