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.”
Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get.
-W. P. Kinsella
Happiness depends upon ourselves.
-Aristotle
Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside.
-Ramana Maharshi
A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it; it would be hell on earth.
-George Bernard Shaw
Don't put off happiness you can have today. Tomorrow is a hope, not a promise.
-Debra Anastasia
I never understood the point of being sad when I could choose to be happy.
-Megan McCafferty
"Second Helpings"
It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.
-Dale Carnegie
"How to Win Friends and Influence People"
You cannot be with someone just because you don’t want to hurt him. You have your own happiness to think about.
-Melisa De La Cruz
"The Van Alen Legacy"
But the happiest people are the ones who understand that good things occur when one allows them to.
-Danny Wallace
"Yes Man"
