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Happiness Quotes

    "You don't become happy by pursuing happiness. You become happy by living a life that means something."

    “You don’t become happy by pursuing happiness.  You become happy by living a life that means something.”

      “Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, or worn. It is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.” ~ Denis Waitley

        “‘Life’s too short’ is repeated often enough to be a cliche, but this time it’s true. You don’t have enough time to be both unhappy and mediocre. It’s not just pointless, it’s painful. Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you ought to set up a life you don’t need to escape from.” ~ Seth Godin, Tribes

          “I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.” ~ Arthur Rubinstein

            "We have been born once and there can be no second birth. For all eternity we shall no longer be. But you, although you are not master of tomorrow, are postponing your happiness. We waste away our lives in delaying, and each of us dies without having enjoyed leisure." ~ Epicurus

              "We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing & appreciating what we do have." ~ Frederick Keonig

              “We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing & appreciating what we do have.” ~ Frederick Keonig

                "Money will never make you happy if you are an unhappy person." ~ Robert Kiyosaki

                “Money will never make you happy if you are an unhappy person.” ~ Robert Kiyosaki

                  Shakespeare Picture Quote

                    “Every man has a purpose, something special that he can do better than anyone else. Your work is to discover this, then give yourself to it. The extent to which you use your skills to add to the world determines your happiness.” ~ Deepak Chopra

                      “Between stimulus and response there is a space.  In that space lies our freedom and power to choose our response.  In those choices lie our growth and our happiness.” ~ Victor Frankl

                        “This is the true joy of life, the being used up for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one;  being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clot of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.” ~ George Bernard Shaw

                          “Uplifting ideas and emotions are associated with an entirely different mix of neuropeptides and hormones than those of panic, fear, or anger. So entertain thoughts that produce the biochemistry of health and joy.” ~ Dr. Christiane Northrup

                            “I will welcome happiness for it enlarges my heart; yet I will endure sadness for it opens my soul. I will acknowledge rewards for they are my due; yet I will welcome obstacles for they are my challenge.” ~ Og Mandino

                              “Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” ~ Abraham Lincoln

                                “The most important thing is to enjoy your life – to be happy – it’s all that matters.” ~ Audrey Hepburn

                                  “All human beings seek the happy life, but many confuse the means – for example, wealth and status – with that life itself.  This misguided focus on the means to a good life makes people get further from the happy life.  The really worthwhile things are the virtuous activities that make up the happy life, not the external means that may seem to produce it.” ~ Epictetus

                                    “Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.” ~ Benjamin Disraeli

                                      “Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction.” ~ Anne Frank