Be Inspired with these 30 Quotes on Happiness to Create a Wonderful Life

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Quotes on Happiness

To help inspire and delight here are 30 quotes on happiness that are ideal for cards, brightening your day and reminding ourselves what's important. Do enjoy!

30 Happiness Quotes

Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give. - Eleanor Roosevelt

The modern fairy tale ending is the reverse of the traditional one: A woman does not wait for Prince Charming to bring her happiness; she lives happily ever after only by refusing to wait for him -- or by actually rejecting him. It is those who persist in hoping for a Prince Charming who are setting themselves up for disillusionment and unhappiness. - Susan Faludi

Happiness cannot come from without. It must come from within. It is not what we see and touch or that which others do for us which makes us happy; it is that which we think and feel and do, first for the other fellow and then for ourselves. - Helen Keller

The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind. - Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Growth itself contains the germ of happiness. - Pearl S. Buck

We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same. - Anne Frank

Independence is happiness. - Susan B. Anthony

The greatest part of our happiness depends on our dispositions, not our circumstances. - Martha Washington

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.- Buddha

The greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being.- Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity. - Carl Jung

What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life. - Leo Buscaglia

There is no duty we so underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world. - Robert Louis Stevenson

We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same. - Anne Frank

The true way to render ourselves happy is to love our work and find in it our pleasure. - Francoise de Motteville

Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it. - Groucho Marx

Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.- Abraham Lincoln

The Grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. - Allan K. Chalmers

It is only possible to live happily ever after on a day to day basis. - Margaret Bonnano

Happiness belongs to the self-sufficient. - Aristotle

If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes. - Andrew Carnegie

Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves. - James M. Barrie

Happiness, it seems to me, consists of two things: first, in being where you belong, and second -- and best -- in comfortably going through everyday life, that is, having had a good night's sleep and not being hurt by new shoes. - Theodor Fontane

The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature. - Anne Frank

Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations. - Edward de Bono

Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. - Mohandas K. Gandhi

Being happy is something you have to learn. I often surprise myself by saying "Wow, this is it. I guess I'm happy. I got a home I love. A career that I love. I'm even feeling more and more at peace with myself." If there's something else to happiness, let me know. I'm ambitious for that, too. - Harrison Ford

Joy can be real only if people look upon their life as a service, and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.- Leo Tolstoy

100 Not-so Secret Ways to Have Real Happiness in Daily Life

Need to have more happiness and peace in your life? In the pursuit of happiness we sometimes lose sight of what really creates it.

Here's 100 great tips for creating happiness, joy and inner peace in your daily life to get you all inspired!

12 Easy Ways to Bring Kindness Into Daily Life

The kindness of strangers can make a difficult day a special day, so too can simple acts of kindness to our friends and family.

With our busy lives we sometimes need a little help seeing how simple it is to offer a kindness to another so we've come up with 12 easy acts of kindness to explore.

Learning to Forgive Yourself

Learning to forgive yourself can be one of the most heart welcoming gifts to yourself and loved ones but it is often difficult to know where to start.

Here we look at 5 ideas how to get started and what's involved in forgiving yourself.

Quiet Your Inner Critic and Pursue Your Dreams

Stop letting your persistent inner critic run your life. Boost your confidence with these top 5 confidence boosters and kick your inner critic out of the drivers seat.

Find out what you can do to gain more confidence and help yourself be more successful in life. Stop doubting yourself and allow yourself to stand out in the crowd!

Kiva Microfinance Loans Are Changing the World

Who are the safest bets for lending money to? Women determined to pull themselves and their families out of poverty! So tells the amazing statistics of the inspirational online micro-finance community Kiva.

Find out why She Inspires is now a Kiva Lender and how this successful charity is changing the world $25 at a time.

7 Top Tips for a Girls Night In for Positive Change!

I love a gathering of the girls, the talking, the laughing, the sharing and the caring that's involved so what better excuse for getting the girls together this week than having a Girl's Night In to raise money for research into women's cancer?

The Cancer Council lit upon a fantastic idea with the Girl's Night In events so we thought we'd give a helping hand in the fight against cancer with 7 great ideas for a Girls Night In! Read on and be inspired to book your party!

Learning from Elders About What Matters

Finding what matters most in life can be something we search for over years when often it is right in front of us. I was privileged enough to spend time with my uncle when he was in hospital in the last few months of his life and got to listen to conversations with people reflecting on their 80 odd years.

Find out what lessons were being offered as a reward for listening.

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