The difference between love and happiness is that those who talk about love tend to be in love, but those who talk about happiness tend to be not happy.
-Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Quotations
Happiness
To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with Spring.
-George Santayana "George Santayana"
Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.
-André Gide
"L'immoralist"
We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.
-Helen Keller
With a genuine keenness or readiness to serve others, one can attain happiness in any group or community, and the eagerness to serve others will endow you with the power and skill necessary for the required service. Nowadays, we tend to regard it as derogatory to serve, but there is great worth in service.
-Sathya Sai Baba "Sri Sathya Sai Baba"
Unhappiness is bondage; therefore, happiness is freedom.
-Lauren Oliver
"Delirium"
I never understood the point of being sad when I could choose to be happy.
-Megan McCafferty
"Second Helpings"
When you let go of past pain, believe in yourself and follow your dreams—you can find true happiness!
-Casi McLean
The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible.
-Bertrand Russell
One must believe in the possibility of happiness in order to be happy, and I now believe in it. Let the dead bury the dead, but while I'm alive, I must live and be happy.
-Leo Tolstoy
"War and Peace"
