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Any intelligent person knows that life is a beautiful thing and that the purpose of life is to be happy, said my father as he watched the three beauties. But it seems only idiots are ever happy. How can we explain this?
It was their secret, a secret meant for just the two of them, and she'd never been able to imagine how it would sound coming from someone else. But, somehow, Logan made it sound just right.
She had been proud of his decision to serve his country, her heart bursting with love and admiration the first time she saw him outfitted in his dress blues.
...nothing wonderful lasted forever. Joy was as fleeting as a shooting star that crossed the evening sky, ready to blink out at any moment.
Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.
A woman laughing is a woman conquered.
Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.
Be happy in the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.
I NEVER UNDERSTOOD THE POINT OF BEING SADWHEN I COULD CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY
Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others.
The greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.
I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our disposition and not on our circumstances.
I do not think we have a "right" to happiness. If happiness happens, say thanks.
Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination.
Ink runs from the corners of my mouth.There is no happiness like mine.I have been eating poetry.
For those who are poor in happiness, each time is a first time; happiness never becomes a habit.
Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
Truly amazing, what people can get used to, as long as there are a few compensations.
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.
Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine to the mind.
It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.
Memory is the happiness of being alone.
The point of simple living, for me has got to be:A soft place to landA wide margin of errorRoom to breatheLots of places to find baseline happiness in each and every day
It is almost as if happiness is an acquired taste, like coconut cordial or ceviche, to which you can eventually become accustomed, but despair is something surprising each time you encounter it.