happiness

"The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves—say rather, loved in spite of ourselves."

"The Seven Social Sins are: Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Knowledge without character. Commerce without morality. Science without humanity. Worship without sacrifice. Politics without principle.From a sermon given by Frederick Lewis Donaldson in Westminster Abbey, London, on March 20, 1925."

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

"Laughter is poison to fear."

".. she believed a great happiness awaited her somewhere, and for this reason she remained calm as the days flew by."

"I am thankful when I am hungry because then I know that when I eat, the food will taste better. Life has taught me that my true contentment rests in hope, and the pleasure itself is secondary. It is self-awareness, not happiness, that maintains peace."

"Those who wish to sing always find a song."

"Allow yourself to enjoy each happy moment in your life."

"The discovery of a new dish does more for the happiness of the human race than the discovery of a star."

"I wonder if people always choose what will make them unhappy."

"And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is."

"Happiness,... even the smallest happiness, is like a step out of Time, and the greatest happiness is sharing in Eternity."

"Merry hearts are vulnerable to death, don't be over-joyed to the state of oblivion, lest the enemy poison your meal."

"You see, there are some people that one loves, and others that perhaps one would rather be with."

"Happiness is the most natural thing in the world when you have it, and the slowest, strangest, most impossible thing when you don't. It's like learning a foreign language: You can think about the words all you want, but you'll never be able to speak it until you suck up your courage and say them out loud."

"Happiness is the best revenge"

"The pain I feel now is the happiness I had before. That's the deal."

"Sometimes pain is so unmanageable that the idea of spending another day with it seems impossible. Other times pain acts as a compass to help you get through the messier tunnels of growing up. But the pain can only help you find happiness if you can remember it."

"Love and compassion are the mother and father of a smile. We need to create more smiles in our world today. Smiles, after all, pave the way to a happy world."

"My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations."