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Happiness Quotes

On contentment, satisfaction, and what happiness really needs.

This set gathers reflections on happiness as a personal responsibility rather than an external prize, including the idea that no single achievement should be allowed to determine someone's mood. For related feelings, see Joy quotes.

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It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.

Quotes by Agnes Repplier

9

People who look at my painting say that it makes them happy, like the feeling when you wake up in the morning. And happiness is the goal, isn't it?

Quotes by Agnes Martin

8

Happiness is being on the beam with life - to feel the pull of life.

Quotes by Agnes Martin

7

For the poison of hatred seated near the heart doubles the burden for the one who suffers the disease; he is burdened with his own sorrow, and groans on seeing another's happiness.

Quotes by Aeschylus

Emotion Quotes

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Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

Quotes by Aeschylus

5

And one who is just of his own free will shall not lack for happiness; and he will never come to utter ruin.

Quotes by Aeschylus

4

I learned that, with grief, you have to take it one day at a time and learn how to find the happiness amid the heartbreak.

Quotes by Adrienne C. Moore

3

It's enough to indulge and to be selfish but true happiness is really when you start giving back.

Quotes by Adrian Grenier

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Of how much real happiness we cheat our souls by preferring a trifle to God! We have a general intention of living religion; but we intend to begin tomorrow or next year. The present moment we prefer giving to the...

Quotes by Adoniram Judson

Fulfillment Quotes

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Love to Jesus is a sure title to the greatest possible happiness; for Jesus is omnipotent and has determined to make his friends happy, and surely will not forget a single one in whose heart is enkindled one spark of...

Quotes by Adoniram Judson

Other entries question whether more consumption really leads to a more meaningful life, weighing simple satisfaction against material gain. Explore Emotion and Fulfillment quotes for more.