Not what we have but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
-Epicurus
Quotations
Happiness
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"
Happy are those who work for peace: God will call them his children.
-Jesus Christ
Doing good to others is not a duty. It is a joy, for it increases your own health and happiness.
-Zaroaster "Zaroaster"
Happiness isn’t something that depends on our surroundings… It’s something we make inside ourselves.
-Cornelia "Corrie" Ten Boom
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
-Mahatma Gandhi
Happiness is a late discovery.
-Fadi Dabour
One never knows what joy one might find amongst the unwanted.
-Anonymous
"The movie,Kinky Boots"
Strength is happiness. In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness.
-Daisaku Ikeda "Daisaku Ikeda"
I'm not happy but I'm not unhappy about it.
-Alan Bennett
"The History Boys"
