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
Quotations
Happiness
Happiness is only real when shared.
-Jon Krakauer
"Into the Wild"
Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.
-Jacques Prévert
Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.
-Aristotle
Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.
-Thomas Jefferson
Poor is the man whose pleasure depends on the permission of another.
-Madonna
That happiness which comes after misery is all the more enjoyable; it is to one scorched in the sun that the shade of the tree gives exceptional relief.
-Kalidas "Kalidas"
The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.
-Eric Hoffer
Don't you think it's better to be extremely happy for a short while, even if you lose it, than to be just okay for your whole life?
-Audrey Niffenegger
"The Time Traveler's Wife"
