happiness

"I must die. Must I then die lamenting? I must be put in chains. Must I then also lament? I must go into exile. Does any man then hinder me from going with smiles and cheerfulness and contentment?"

"Happiness is the object and design of our existence; and will be the end thereof, if we pursue the path that leads to it; and this path is virtue, uprightness, faithfulness, holiness, and keeping all the commandments of God."

"Happiness is a strange thing. It is something I tend to recognize only after it has passed, when I realize I miss it."

"Money can't buy happiness, but it certainly is a stress reliever."

"Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling."

"It is in the balancing of your spirituality with your humanity that you will find immeasurable happiness, success, good health, and love."

"Happiness doesn't always come from a pursuit. Sometimes it comes when we least expect it."

"Sometimes I think if we didn’t have these problems the whole world would stop spinning on her axis, we’d all stop spinning on our axises, axes, or whatever you want to call them, and then we’d have to settle into the nasty business of finding a way to be happy."

"We are young, but We already know that in life's great game those who are most unhappy are those who haven't taken the risk to be happy. And I don't want to be one of those"

"They think I’m simpleminded because I seem to be happy. Why shouldn’t I be happy? I have everything I ever wanted and more. Maybe I am simpleminded. Maybe that’s the key: simple."

"...the face has limited space. My mother used to say, if you fill your face with laughing, there will be no more room for crying."

"if it makes you happy, then why the hell are you so sad?"

"True happiness is not found in any other reward than that of being united with God. If I seek some other reward besides God Himself, I may get my reward but I cannot be happy."

"At the end of the day your ability to connect with your readers comes down to how you make them feel."

"People wait around too long for love. I'm happy with all of my lusts!"

"You have to be willing to get happy about nothing."

"After all, what is happiness? Love, they tell me. But love doesn't bring and never has brought happiness. On the contrary, it's a constant state of anxiety, a battlefield; it's sleepless nights, asking ourselves all the time if we're doing the right thing. Real love is composed of ecstasy and agony."

"And hard times are good in their own way, too. Because the only way you can achieve true happiness is if you experience true sadness as well. It's all about light and shade. Balance."

"I don't want to be the one who says life is beautiful. I want to be the one who feels it."

"Helping others is the secret sauce to a happy life."