It might be that to surrender to happiness was to accept defeat, but it was a defeat better than many victories.
-W. Somerset Maugham
"Of Human Bondage"
Quotations
Happiness
Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others.
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
We have everything we need to be happy, but we aren't happy. Something's missing.
-Ray Bradbury
If you think happiness is a rare bird, you won't see much of it.
-Marty Rubin
Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.
-Gerard Way
The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness.
-William Saroyan
"My Heart's in the Highlands"
Happy people plan actions, they don’t plan results.
-Dennis Wholey
The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be
-Marcel Pagnol
Unhappiness is bondage; therefore, happiness is freedom.
-Lauren Oliver
"Delirium"
For those who are poor in happiness, each time is a first time; happiness never becomes a habit.
-Marilyn Manson
"My Story"
