Quotes on “happiness”

It is the very mark of the spirit of rebellion to crave for happiness in this life

Your success and happiness lie in you.

Happiness does not come from without, it comes from within

That’s how stories happen — with a turning point, an unexpected twist. There’s only one kind of happiness, but misfortune comes in all shapes and sizes. It’s like Tolstoy said. Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.

It's like Tolstoy said. Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.

With my eyes closed, I would touch a familiar book and draw its fragrance deep inside me. This was enough to make me happy.

I have a million things to talk to you about. All I want in this world is you. I want to see you and talk. I want the two of us to begin everything from the beginning.

Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you.

Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.

To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.

Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.

I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.

Laughter is more than just a pleasurable activity...When people laugh together, they tend to talk and touch more and to make eye contact more frequently.

Happiness is a myth. It was invented to make us buy new things.

Sometimes you break your heart in the right way, if you know what I mean.

Point me out the happy man and I will point you out either extreme egotism, selfishness, evil -- or else an absolute ignorance.

I don't understand the point of being together if you're not the happiest.

The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.