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"
Quotations
Happiness
Happiness is spiritual, born of truth and love. It is unselfish; therefore it cannot exist alone, but requires all mankind to share it.
-Mary Baker Eddy
Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.
-Andy Rooney
Happiness is not a goal... it's a by-product of a life well lived.
-Eleanor Roosevelt
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.
-Bertrand Russell
Happy is the unity of the Sangha. Happy is the discipline of the united ones.
-Dhammapada " Dhammapada 194"
We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.
-Khalil Gibran
Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.
-Gerard Way
Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.
-Robert Frost
The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible.
-Bertrand Russell
