Happiness quotes

“Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections

“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence”

People love others not for who they are but for how they make them feel”

You just have to do your own thing, no matter what anyone says. It's your life.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful

The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be

If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.

“Don't rely on someone else for your happiness and self worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can't love and respect yourself - no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are - completely; the good and the bad - and make changes as YOU see fit - not because you think someone else wants you to be different.

“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”

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.”

Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed.

“It was only a sunny smile and little it cost in the giving but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.

“Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.

“To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness.”

“Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself.”

To be happy with a man you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy with a woman you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.”

“To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. And number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy. But think about it. If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special.

“To be kind to all, to like many and love a few, to be needed and wanted by those we love, is certainly the nearest we can come to happiness.”