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QUOTES AND APHORISMS ON HAPPINESS 6
True happiness consists in making others happy.
Hindu Proverb
Happiness is not a horse, you cannot harness it.
Russian Proverb (Sayings of Russian origin)
Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead.
Scottish Proverb (Sayings of Scottish origin)
There is no happiness; there are only moments of happiness.
Spanish Proverb (Sayings of Spanish origin)
Unshared joy is an unlighted candle.
Spanish Proverb (Sayings of Spanish origin)
Happy is she who conducts herself honorably.
Yiddish Proverb (Sayings of Yiddish origin)
Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values.
Ayn Rand (1905-1982, Russian philosopher, author, "Atlas Shrugged")
In about the same degree as you are helpful, you will be happy.
Karl Reiland
It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.
Agnes Repplier (1858-1950, American author, social critic)
Joy descends gently upon us like the evening dew, and does not patter down like a hailstorm.
Jean Paul Richter (1763-1825, German novelist)
Unhappiness is the ultimate form of self-indulgence.
Tom Robbins (1936-, American author)
Everyone only goes around the track once in life, and if you don't enjoy that trip, it's pretty pathetic.
Gary Rogers
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.
Jim Rohn (American businessman, author, speaker, philosopher) Author's website: www.jimrohn.com
The journey to happiness involves finding the courage to go down into ourselves and take responsibility for what's there: all of it.
Richard Rohr
For most of life, nothing wonderful happens. If you don't enjoy getting up and working and finishing your work and sitting down to a meal with family or friends, then the chances are you're not going to be very happy. If someone bases his [or her] happiness on major events like a great job, huge amounts of money, a flawlessly happy marriage or a trip to Paris, that person isn't going to be happy much of the time. If, on the other hand, happiness depends on a good breakfast, flowers in the yard, a drink or a nap, then we are more likely to live with quite a bit of happiness.
Andy Rooney (1920-, American television news personality)
Happiness depends more on how life strikes you than on what happens.
Andy Rooney (1920-, American television news personality)
Happiness is not a goal, it is a by-product.
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962, American First Lady, columnist, lecturer, humanitarian)
Life has got to be lived -- that's all that there is to it.
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962, American First Lady, columnist, lecturer, humanitarian)
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945, American President (32nd))
Man is happy only as he finds a work worth doing -- and does it well.
Merrill E. Root
Happiness comes only when we push our brains and hearts to the farthest reaches of which we are capable.
Leo C. Rosten (1908-1997, Polish-born American political scientist)
The thirst after happiness is never extinguished in the heart of man.
Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778, Swiss political philosopher, educationist, essayist)
When unhappy, one doubts everything; when happy, one doubts nothing.
Joseph Roux (1834-1905, French priest, writer)
Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.
Theodore I. Rubin
Most people ask for happiness on condition. Happiness can only be felt if you don't set any condition.
Arthur Rubinstein
Happiness is a wine of the rarest vintage, and seems insipid to a vulgar taste.
Logan Pearsall Smith (1865-1946, Anglo-American essayist, aphorist)
The best advice on the art of being happy is about as easy to follow as advice to be well when one is sick.
Anne Sophie Swetchine (1782-1857, Russian author)
The only way to happiness is never to give happiness a thought.
Elton Trueblood
Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling.
Margaret Lee Runbeck
I know well that happiness is in little things.
John Ruskin (1819-1900, British critic, social theorist)
When I have been unhappy, I have heard an opera... and it seemed the shrieking of winds; when I am happy, a sparrow's chirp is delicious to me. But it is not the chirp that makes me happy, but I that make it sweet.
John Ruskin (1819-1900, British critic, social theorist)
A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy can live.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970, British philosopher, mathematician, essayist)
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970, British philosopher, mathematician, essayist)
Continuity of purpose is one of the most essential ingredients of happiness in the long run, and for most men this comes chiefly through their work.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970, British philosopher, mathematician, essayist)
Few people can be happy unless they hate some other person, nation, or creed.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970, British philosopher, mathematician, essayist)
Happiness is not best achieved by those who seek it directly.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970, British philosopher, mathematician, essayist)
If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have paradise in a few years.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970, British philosopher, mathematician, essayist)
Man needs, for his happiness, not only the enjoyment of this or that, but hope and enterprise and change.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970, British philosopher, mathematician, essayist)
Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970, British philosopher, mathematician, essayist)
The good life, as I conceive it, is a happy life. I do not mean that if you are good you will be happy; I mean that if you are happy you will be good.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970, British philosopher, mathematician, essayist)
The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970, British philosopher, mathematician, essayist)
To be happy in this world, especially when youth is past, it is necessary to feel oneself not merely an isolated individual whose day will soon be over, but part of the stream of life slowing on from the first germ to the remote and unknown future.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970, British philosopher, mathematician, essayist)
To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970, British philosopher, mathematician, essayist)
Whenever one finds oneself inclined to bitterness, it is a sign of emotional failure.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970, British philosopher, mathematician, essayist)
Happiness lies neither in vice nor in virtue; but in the manner we appreciate the one and the other, and the choice we make pursuant to our individual organization.
Marquis De Sade (1740-1814, French author)
It is in the compelling zest of high adventure and of victory, and in creative action, that man finds his supreme joys.
Antoine De Saint-Exupery (1900-1944, French aviator, writer)
True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.
Antoine De Saint-Exupery (1900-1944, French aviator, writer)
Happiness lies in the consciousness we have of it.
George Sand (1804-1876, French novelist)
One is happy as a result of one's own efforts -- once one knows the necessary ingredients of happiness -- simple tastes, a certain degree of courage, self-denial to a point, love of work, and, above all, a clear conscience.
George Sand (1804-1876, French novelist)
Happiness is the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a mad and lamentable experience.
George Santayana (1863-1952, American philosopher, poet)
It takes patience to appreciate domestic bliss; volatile spirits prefer unhappiness.
George Santayana (1863-1952, American philosopher, poet)
Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.
George Santayana (1863-1952, American philosopher, poet)
The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness.
William Saroyan (1908-1981, American writer, novelist, playwright)
Care should be taken not to build the happiness of life upon a broad foundation -- which means not to require a great many things in order to be happy. Happiness on such a foundation is the most easily undermined. It offers many more opportunities for accidents; and accidents are always happening.
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860, German philosopher)
Life at its noblest leaves mere happiness far behind; and indeed cannot endure it. Happiness is not the object of life: life has no object: it is an end in itself; and courage consists in the readiness to sacrifice happiness for an intenser quality of life.
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950, Irish-born British dramatist)
In great moments life seems neither right nor wrong, but something greater: it seems inevitable.
Margaret Sherwood
Is anyone in all the world safe from unhappiness?
Sophocles (495-406 BC, Greek tragic poet)
Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.
Rabbi H. Schachtel
There is more to life than just existing and having a pleasant time.
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller (1759-1805, German dramatist, poet, historian)
Happiness belongs to those who are sufficient unto themselves. For all external sources of happiness and pleasure are, by their very nature, highly uncertain, precarious, ephemeral and subject to chance.
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860, German philosopher)
The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860, German philosopher)
Joy comes from using your potential.
Will Schultz
Lead the life that will make you kindly and friendly to everyone about you, and you will be surprised what a happy life you will lead.
Charles M. Schwab (1862-1939, American industrialist, businessman)
Happiness is nothing more than health and a poor memory.
Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965, German born medical missionary, theologian, musician, and philosopher)
Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.
Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965, German born medical missionary, theologian, musician, and philosopher)
The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.
Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965, German born medical missionary, theologian, musician, and philosopher)
A man's as miserable as he thinks he is.
Marcus Annaeus Seneca (BC 3-65 AD, Roman philosopher, dramatist, statesman)
A man's as miserable as he thinks he is.
Marcus Annaeus Seneca (BC 3-65 AD, Roman philosopher, dramatist, statesman)
Add each day something to fortify you against poverty and death.
Marcus Annaeus Seneca (BC 3-65 AD, Roman philosopher, dramatist, statesman)
No man can live happily who regards himself alone, who turns everything to his own advantage. Thou must live for another if thou wishest to live for thyself.
Marcus Annaeus Seneca (BC 3-65 AD, Roman philosopher, dramatist, statesman)
True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The great blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.
Marcus Annaeus Seneca (BC 3-65 AD, Roman philosopher, dramatist, statesman)
Frame your mind to mirth and merriment, which bars a thousand harms and lengthens life.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616, British poet, playwright, actor)
I had rather have a fool make me merry than experience make me sad.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616, British poet, playwright, actor)
I had rather have a fool make me merry than experience make me sad.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616, British poet, playwright, actor)
A day's work is a day's work, neither more nor less, and the man who does it needs a day's sustenance, a night's repose and due leisure, whether he be painter or ploughman.
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950, Irish-born British dramatist)
Give a man health and a course to steer, and he'll never stop to trouble about whether he's happy or not.
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950, Irish-born British dramatist)
Happiness and beauty are by-products. Folly is the direct pursuit of happiness and beauty.
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950, Irish-born British dramatist)
The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. The cure for it is occupation.
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950, Irish-born British dramatist)
We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950, Irish-born British dramatist)
Happiness is not in our circumstances, but in ourselves. It is not something we see, like a rainbow, or feel, like the heat of a fire. Happiness is something we are.
John B. Sheerin
The soul's joy lies in doing.
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822, British poet)
Most true happiness comes from one's inner life, from the disposition of the mind and soul. Admittedly, a good inner life is difficult to achieve, especially in these trying times. It takes reflection and contemplation and self-discipline.
William L. Shirer
Happiness is the sense that one matters. Happiness is an abiding enthusiasm. Happiness is single-mindedness. Happiness is whole-heartedness. Happiness is a by-product. Happiness is faith.
Samuel M. Shoemaker
The simple truth is that happy people generally don't get sick.
Bernie S. Siegel (American doctor, author, lecturer)
Happiness is never a goal to be pursued. It is always the unexpected surprise of a life lived in service to others.
Tom Sine
There is no end of craving. Hence, contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment.
Sri Swami Sivananda (1887-1963, Indian physician, sage)
Our actions are the springs of our happiness or misery.
Philip Skelton
What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience?
Adam Smith (1723-1790, Scottish economist)
We are never happy; we can only remember that we were so once.
Alexander Smith (1830-1867, Scottish poet, author)
If you pursue happiness you never find it.
C(harles) P(ercy) Snow (1905-1980, British novelist, physicist)
The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase; if you pursue happiness you'll never find it.
C(harles) P(ercy) Snow (1905-1980, British novelist, physicist)
Happiness is unrepentant pleasure.
Socrates (BC 469-399, Greek philosopher of Athens)
My belief is that to have no wants is divine.
Socrates (BC 469-399, Greek philosopher of Athens)
Like swimming, riding, writing, or playing golf, happiness can be learned.
Boris Sokoloff
Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
Solon (636-558 BC, Greek statesman)
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
Solon (636-558 BC, Greek statesman)
A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy and nothing can stop him.
Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1918-, Russian novelist)
It is not the level of prosperity that makes for happiness but the kinship of heart to heart and the way we look at the world. Both attitudes are within the power, so that a man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy, and no one can stop him.
Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1918-, Russian novelist)
True happiness, if understood, consists alone in doing good.
William Somerville
Happiness is never stopping to think if you are.
Palmer Sondreal
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