Quotes about happiness
happiness luxury would-be
I have reached the stage now where luxury is not in fine possessions but in carefree possessions, and the greatest luxury of all would be the completely expendable.
happiness people joy
Few people want the pleasures they are free to take. Ovid
happiness sunshine years
If you count the sunny and the cloudy days of the whole year, you will find that the sunshine predominates. Ovid
happiness success winning
You got to have two things to win. You got to have brains and you got to have balls. Now you've got too much of one and not enough of the other. Paul Newman
happiness intelligent emotional
The sign of an intelligent people is their ability to control their emotions by the application of reason. Marya Mannes
happiness suffering deals
one would suffer a great deal to be happy. Mary Wortley Montagu
happiness mistake men
No man chooses evil because it's evil. He only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks. Mary Wollstonecraft
happiness affection arise
True happiness must arise from well-regulated affections, and an affection includes a duty. Mary Wollstonecraft
happiness mercury pieces
Happines is like mercury. Hard to hold, and when we drop it, it shatters into a million pieces. Maybe the bravest of all are those who have the courage to reach for it again. Mary Higgins Clark
happiness pain finals
Happiness not only needs no justification, but it is also the only final test of whether what I am doing is right for me. Only of course happiness is not the same as pleasure; it includes the pain of losing as well as the pleasure of finding.
happiness men self
Self-satisfaction is the state of mind of those who have the happy conviction that they are not as other men. Margery Allingham
happiness men holiness
Holiness, not happiness, is the chief end of man. Oswald Chambers
happiness beautiful flawless
Happiness is an accident of nature, a beautiful and flawless aberration. Pat Conroy
happiness violin goats
Happiness isn't happiness unless there's a violin-playing goat. Julia Roberts
happiness country real
There may be a time when a country will have to wake up from a vision of happiness, when they have to realize that theirs is not the perfect idea, that there are many aspects that do not correspond to the reality of what is there, the real need and aspirations of the people. Nhat Hanh
happiness real inner-peace
Freedom is the real foundation of happiness. Nhat Hanh
happiness giving serenity
If you establish serenity and happiness inside yourself, you provide the world with a solid base of peace. If you do not give yourself peace, how can you share it with others? If you do not begin your peace work with yourself, where will you go to begin it? Nhat Hanh
happiness breathing inner-peace
When you produce peace and happiness in yourself, you begin to realize peace for the whole world. With the smile that you produce in yourself, with the conscious breathing you establish within yourself, you begin to work for peace in the world. Nhat Hanh
happiness gratitude grateful
When we live in the spirit of gratitude, there will be much happiness in our life. The one who is grateful is the one who has much happiness while the one who is ungrateful will not be able to have happiness. Nhat Hanh
happiness healing heart
When we hug, our hearts connect and we know that we are not separate beings. Hugging with mindfulness and concentration can bring reconciliation, healing, understanding, and much happiness. Nhat Hanh
happiness smell looks
Each time you look at a tangerine, you can see deeply into it. You can see everything in the universe in one tangerine. When you peel it and smell it, it’s wonderful. You can take your time eating a tangerine and be very happy. Nhat Hanh
happiness world steps
Each breath we take, each step we make, each smile we realize, is a positive contribution to peace... a necessary step in the direction of peace for the world. Nhat Hanh
happiness peace practice
Our joy, peace and happiness depend very much on our practice of recognizing and transforming habit energies. There are positive habit energies that we have to cultivate, and negative habit energies that we have to recognize, embrace and transform. The energy with which we do these things is mindfulness. Nhat Hanh
happiness travel time
The secret to happiness is happiness itself. Wherever we are, any time, we have the capacity to enjoy the sunshine, the presence of each other, the wonder of our breathing. We don't have to travel anywhere else to do so. We can be in touch with these things right now. Nhat Hanh
happiness trust confidence
The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice. Nhat Hanh
happiness yoga home
Mindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes. Nhat Hanh
happiness smile peace
Smiling is very important. If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace. It is not by going out for a demonstration against nuclear missiles that we can bring about peace. It is with our capacity of smiling, breathing, and being peace that we can make peace. Nhat Hanh
happiness heart compassion
We can help many people suffer less and realize a lot of happiness without being rich or influential. If love and compassion are in out hearts, every thought, word, and deed can bring about a miracle Nhat Hanh
happiness inspiring letting-go
Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety, or possessions - we cannot be free. Nhat Hanh
happiness buddhist inspiration
There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way. Nhat Hanh
happiness thinking practice
As long as we think our lives are not good enough (materially), we will not have happiness. As soon as we realize our lives are good enough, happiness immediately appears. That is the practice of contentment. Nhat Hanh
happiness peace buddhism
Many people think excitement is happiness.... But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace. Nhat Hanh
happiness running peace
If you think that peace and happiness are somewhere else and you run after them, you will never arrive. Nhat Hanh