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"
Quotations
Happiness
Happy are those who mourn; God will comfort them.
-Jesus Christ
Everyone speaks of it, few know it.
-Marie Jeanne P. Roland
In the end, the number of prayers we say may contribute to our happiness, but the number of prayers we answer may be of even greater importance.
-Dieter F. Uchtdorf
The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.
-Karl Marx
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.
-Bertrand Russell
Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.
-Jacques Prévert
Happiness is like those palaces in fairytales whose gates are guarded by dragons: We must fight in order to conquer it.
-Alexandre Dumas
For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"
