It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.
-Thomas Jefferson
Quotations
Happiness
The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.
-Karl Marx
The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness.
-William Saroyan
"My Heart's in the Highlands"
I never understood the point of being sad when I could choose to be happy.
-Megan McCafferty
"Second Helpings"
It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed.
-Kin Hubbard
If you think happiness is a rare bird, you won't see much of it.
-Marty Rubin
Happy are those who mourn; God will comfort them.
-Jesus Christ
One must believe in the possibility of happiness in order to be happy, and I now believe in it. Let the dead bury the dead, but while I'm alive, I must live and be happy.
-Leo Tolstoy
"War and Peace"
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.
-Jim Rohn
Those with indomitable spirit are the real successes in life. If you can so train or condition your mind that you are content regardless of what you have or do not have, and if you can stand the challenge of all your trials and remain calm, that is true happiness.
-A Spiritual Leader "Paramahansa Yogananda"
