Happiness is not a goal... it's a by-product of a life well lived.
-Eleanor Roosevelt
Quotations
Happiness
He who does not get fun and enjoyment out of every day... needs to reorganize his life.
-George M. Adams
The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness.
-William Saroyan
"My Heart's in the Highlands"
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.
-Epictetus
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
Why should we build our happiness on the opinions of others, when we can find it in our own hearts?
-Jean Jacques Rousseau
"The Social Contract and Discourses"
Happiness and virtue rest upon each other; the best are not only the happiest, but the happiest are usually the best.
-Edward G. Bulwer Lytton
We have everything we need to be happy, but we aren't happy. Something's missing.
-Ray Bradbury
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"
I never understood the point of being sad when I could choose to be happy.
-Megan McCafferty
"Second Helpings"
