Happiness Quotes - Page 170

I am enjoying to a full that period of reflection which is the happiest conclusion to a life of action.

Make your flaw your strength.

Happiness is neither in the past, nor in the future. It is here right now, in the present.

And here lies the essential difference between Stoicism and the modern-day 'cult of optimism.' For the Stoics, the ideal state of mind was tranquility, not the excitable cheer that positive thinkers usually seem to mean when they use the word, 'happiness.' And tranquility was to be achieved not by strenuously chasing after enjoyable experiences, but by cultivating a kind of calm indifference towards one's circumstances.

Happy are those who evolve from within.

Every day is a gift. Every thought is a lift. Every hour is a prize. Use it and be wise.

Get happiness out of your work or you may never know what happiness is.

Gladness comes from God.

Happiness waits for no one.

As Tim followed me up the narrow stairwell, he playfully pinched my butt with every step, a pleasant (and painful--in a black-and-blue sort of way) reminder that all I had yearned for as a student twenty-five years before had come true, even if I hadn't taken the time to notice it until now: I was happy. At twenty years old, had I articulated what I thought I needed in life, I would have probably said a big house, a successful husband, and a great career. Yet all I really needed for true happiness was the homeless, unemployed bus driver right behind me, pinching my butt every step of the way.

Love has a beginning but love has no ending.

The hopelessness of life is like a weak fire, that can only be extinguished using the fire extinguisher called hope.

What we call happiness is what we do not know.

This world becomes heaven when we learn to see the beauty in and around us and enjoy them every moment.

The subjective experience of intense pain (“That’s all I can take”) corresponds exactly to one’s subjective experience in relation to truth (“That’s all I can take”).

Infatuation is when you think that he's as sexy as Robert Redford as smart as Henry Kissinger as noble as Ralph Nader as funny as Woody Allen and as athletic as Jimmy Conners. Love is when you realize that he's as sexy as Woody Allen as smart as Jimmy Conners as funny as Ralph Nader as athletic as Henry Kissinger and nothing like Robert Redford-but you'll take him anyway.

Life is so beautiful, it dazzles my eyes.

I absolutely think that happiness is a choice. One of the most potent forces in human psychology is the power of habit. Do something, think something, often enough and it will become the only thing you can do or think. Choose to be unhappy and soon that’s all you will be. Live in a swamp and you’ll grow webbed feet.

The time to build your future is in your teenage years and your 20s, but equally, in your 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond.

The strength of a man isn't seen in the power of his arms. It's seen in the love with which he EMBRACES you.

If you want to succeed, make it a study first then practice it and finally live it daily.

Take some time and figure out what you desire most from life. Wherever your desire is, your heart will be also. Seek the opportunity to become greater than your circumstances. You may not be where you want to be. But if you continue pushing forward and striving at a steady pace, you'll get there. All things take time.

I think about the pepper plant, the corn, cucumbers, tomatoes, and more plants. And I've noticed that while those seeds are living within the fruit or vegetable they can not grow. It is only when those seeds have died, that they can be planted and grow. And, I can relate this same process to the human body. In order to grow and thrive in the spirit, you must die to the flesh. Meaning, You have to rid your mind and body of toxic negative worldly things in order to grow and develop more spiritually.

I sometimes sit on my roof. Not to be closer to god. To be further from y'all.

Everything is in the root. If you pick the weed without getting the root out of the soil, be assured, it is going to grow back.

Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.

Say It Out Loud: I AM beautiful. I AM worthy. I AM somebody. I DO deserve to be genuinely loved. I DO deserve to be respected. I DO deserve happiness.

A fondness for roving, for making a name for themselves in their onw country, and for boasting of what they had seen in their travels, was so strong in our two wanderers, that they resolved to be no longer happy; and demanded permission of the king to leave the country.

Service is joy, service is happiness.

Beginnings are easy, but after that, happiness takes some work.

There are no victims in life, we are all volunteers. Our decisions create our experiences.

You become lucky when you prepare yourself for the opportunity.

Never adjust your day to suit someone else’s happiness. When riding on God’s good grace, roll with things your way.

Christopher McCandless:"I will miss you too, but you are wrong if you think that the joy of life comes principally from the joy of human relationships. God's place is all around us, it is in everything and in anything we can experience. People just need to change the way they look at things.

The sun tried to shine through the clouds but its light was dimmed even in us; high noon approached. I looked outside through the tinted windows at the people promenading down Madison. Couples held hands, bankers squeezed through crowds of window shoppers late for their daily thieving but all of them, even the poor, seemed content with existence, some even seemed happy. Nearly everyone’s outer shell was delicate and gracious that at the end of it all, on the border of nonexistence, each and everyone was happy to be alive. Everyone carried their heads with a radiance past the space they occupied and glided through time like flamenco dancers in a studio as big as the planet. Everyone wore masks that hid their sorrow (either that or they were sincerely happy) or wore armor that lightened the burden on their shoulders. Worst of all, I could not detect ever a flicker of thought; brains mired behind viral images and videos of people making even greater fools of themselves than they already were. And as the greatest fool of them all, I walked among them, never having learned to don the mask of happiness.

Always keep hope aliveAlways dream with trust.

BLESSINGS ARE IMMEASURABLEYou canLose a childOr a parent,The love of your life,A good job,A game,A deal,A bet,An idea,Your favorite thing,Money,Your best friend,A moment,An opportunity,A chance,Your keys,Your mind,Your health,Your identity,Your virginity,Your religion,Your shirt,Your license,ID or Passport,Phone or phone number,Hope,Faith,Luck,Your pride,Or your house,And feel likeYou've lost everything,And keep on losing.StopCounting lossesAnd start counting your blessings.Only then,Will you discover that lossesAre easier to point outAnd countThan blessings,And that blessingsOutnumber your lossesFor they are trulyImmeasurable.It is only normal thatPeople count losses withTheir minds,And ignoreTo count blessingsWith the graciousnessOf their hearts.

The greatest investment in life is the investment of unconditional love, as a profit you will get the greatest gift of life: happiness.

Incredible ideas, results, and outcomes are possible when two or more minds come together for a common purpose.

Without love, life will be a great mistake.

Happiness is never stopping to think if you are.

For a happy life,it's best we should ignore &overlook things,people,incidents,affairs & matters.It is not necessary that we show a reaction to everything. Step back & ask yourself if the matter is really worth responding to.

Just like a GPS, the universe sends you signs to show you the best course. If you follow the flow, you get where you want with ease and happiness. If you miss a turn, the road becomes longer and harder.

Time creates Let time work at your projects.

This idea of perpetual happiness is crazy and overrated, because those dark moments fuel you for the next bright moments; each one helps you appreciate the other.

If you love everyone without judging them, then you will never be able to find an enemy.

No child should ever be too sad to play.

I know money isn't everything. but it certainly is something.

Slightly higher density polarized negative entities", regardless of their actual metaphoric names. What's in a name... a rose still has thorns!

Awakening others is an impossible endeavor until I myself am awakened.

Don't worry if you've been labeled as weird. Who wants to be classed as normal in an insane world?

Happiness is the appreciation of what you have, not what you should have.

Happiness are guest in life but pain is Part of life.

Happiness: a good bank account a good cook and a good digestion.

Just being out of the house with Daddy like this at Fisher's lights me up enough for somebody to read by me.

Richness is not in wealth or earning capability, but it is in your perception.

Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good company, good conversation, are the happiest people in the world.

The best way to insure you achieve the greatest satisfaction out of life is to behave intentionally.

Stress comes from the way you relate to events or situations.

Though no one can backtrack and create a brand new start, Everyone is capable of taking their life in a brand new direction.