A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.
The Dalai Lama. He is a very wise man of great inner peace who believes that happiness is the purpose of our lives. Through his teachings and leadership, he continues to make this world a better place in which to live.
Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.
Be happy. It's one way of being wise.
Happiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are guarded by dragons: we must fight in order to conquer it.
Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek.
If a person's basic state of mind is serene and calm, then it is possible for this inner peace to overwhelm a painful physical experience. On the other hand, if someone is suffering from depression, anxiety, or any form of emotional distress, then even if he or she happens to be enjoying physical comforts, he will not really be able to experience the happiness that these could bring.
There are some days when I think I'm going to die from an overdose of satisfaction.
Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.
Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed.
Happiness is a matter of one's most ordinary everyday mode of consciousness being busy and lively and unconcerned with self.
Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, or worn. It is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace & gratitude.
Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere.
When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.
Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular.
Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers' gardens.
Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.
If you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
Happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don't even remember leaving open.
Set peace of mind as your highest goal, and organize your life around it.
Freedom from desire leads to inner peace.
A person is never happy till their vague strivings has itself marked out its proper limitations.
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