There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.
-Francis Bacon
Quotations
Happiness
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.
-Jim Rohn
It's like Tolstoy said. Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.
-Haruki Murakami
"Kafka on the Shore"
I am so happy in your happiness. To you, happiness is a form of freedom, and of all the people I know you should be free.
-Khalil Gibran
We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.
-Helen Keller
Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.
-Jacques Prévert
Holiness leads to wholeness and wholeness leads to happiness.
-Leslie Vernick
"Lord, I Just Want to Be Happy"
He who does not get fun and enjoyment out of every day... needs to reorganize his life.
-George M. Adams
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 must never forget that greatness does not guarantee happiness but goodness always does.
-Sri Chinmoy
