It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.
-Thomas Jefferson
Quotations
Happiness
No one should ever ask themselves that: why am I unhappy? The question carries within it the virus that will destroy everything. If we ask that question, it means we want to find out what makes us happy. If what makes us happy is different from what we have now, then we must either change once and for all or stay as we are, feeling even more unhappy.
-Paulo Coelho
"The Zahir"
The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.
-Benjamin Franklin
Why should we build our happiness on the opinions of others, when we can find it in our own hearts?
-Jean Jacques Rousseau
"The Social Contract and Discourses"
Happiness never made anyone rich or famous. That must be why ambitious people avoid it.
-Marty Rubin
If your joy is derived from what society thinks of you, you're always going to be disappointed.
-Madonna
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"
Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.
-Jacques Prévert
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"
