happiness

"Obscurity and a competence—that is the life that is best worth living."

"One swallow does not make a summer,neither does one fine day; similarly one day or brief time of happiness does not make a person entirely happy."

"Pierre was right when he said that 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 h…"

"My past has not defined me, destroyed me, deterred me, or defeated me; it has only strengthened me."

"Happiness was but the occasional episode in a general drama of pain."

"Nothing makes a person happier than having a happy heart."

"It is difficult to live in and enjoy the moment when you are thinking about the past or worrying about the future. You cannot change your past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about your futu…"

"No one should ever ask themselves that: why am I unhappy? The question carries within it the virus that will destroy everything. If we ask that question, it means we want to find out what makes us hap…"

"The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate."

"Life is not a PG feel-good movie. Real life often ends badly. Literature tries to document this reality, while showing us it is still possible for us to endure nobly."

"I don't think that there are any limits to how excellent we could make life seem."

"Happiness is not a goal...it's a by-product of a life well lived."

"A smile puts you on the right track. A smile makes the world a beautiful place. When you lose your smile, you lose your way in the chaos of life."

"The problem with people is they forget that most of the time it's the small things that count."

"Smile more. Smiling can make you and others happy."

"Sadness gives depth. Happiness gives height. Sadness gives roots. Happiness gives branches. Happiness is like a tree going into the sky, and sadness is like the roots going down into the womb of the e…"

"People are unhappy when they get something too easily. You have to sweat--that's the only moral they know."

"Happiness depends on your mindset and attitude."

"Perfectionism is the enemy of happiness. Embrace being perfectly imperfect. Learn from your mistakes and forgive yourself, you’ll be happier. We make mistakes because we are imperfect. Learn from your…"

"Stop giving other people the power to control your happiness, your mind, and your life. If you don't take control of yourself and your own life, someone else is bound to try."