Quotes about Happiness

Some writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no distinction between them; whereas they are not only different, but have different origins. Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedness; the former promotes our happiness POSITIVELY by uniting our affections, the latter NEGATIVELY by restraining our vices. The one encourages intercourse, the other creates distinctions. The first a patron, the last a punisher.

Society is produced by our wants, and government by wickedness; the former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining our vices.

My days have been so wondrous free,The little birds that flyWith careless ease from tree to tree,Were but as bless'd as I.

If you set your love on worldly things, they will not satisfy.

To serve God, to love God, to enjoy God, is the sweetest freedom in the world.

Some of the happiest people I know have none of the things the world insists are necessary for satisfaction and joy.

Live your life and forget your age.

A vital part of the happiness formula is self-discipline. Whoever conquers himself knows deep happiness that fills the heart with joy.

To become a happy person have a clean soul, eyes that see romance in the commonplace, a child's heart, and spiritual simplicity.

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. But with sound self-confidence you can succeed. A sense of inferiority and inadequacy interferes with the attainment of your hopes, but self-confidence leads to self-realization and successful achievement.

Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented, and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful. Such attitudes are active and definite factors in creating satisfactory conditions. Watch your manner of speech then if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind.

Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.