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
Happiness comes from the soul’s satisfaction, not from the vital’s or body’s satisfaction.
-Sri Aurobindo "Sri Aurobindo"
Don't put off happiness you can have today. Tomorrow is a hope, not a promise.
-Debra Anastasia
We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.
-Helen Keller
No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it.
-Helen Keller
The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.
-Karl Marx
There are those who give with joy and that joy is their reward.
-Khalil Gibran
There is no end to craving. Hence, contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Stay content.
-Swami Sivananda "Swami Sivananda"
Holiness leads to wholeness and wholeness leads to happiness.
-Leslie Vernick
"Lord, I Just Want to Be Happy"
Doing good to others is not a duty. It is a joy, for it increases your own health and happiness.
-Zaroaster "Zaroaster"
