Learn Through Quotations

“Happiness is not a matter of good fortune or worldly possessions. It's a mental attitude. It comes from appreciating what we have, instead of being miserable about what we don't have. It's so simple - yet so hard for the human mind to comprehend.”

“I remember hearing in a talk that the more we express our gratitude to God for our blessings, the more he will bring to our mind other blessings. The more we are aware of to be grateful for, the happier we become.”

“The lives and happiness of our children, as far ahead as the mind can reach, depend on us today. If we succeed, posterity looking back will record that this was indeed man's finest hour.”

“The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.”

“People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.”

“There may be Peace without Joy, and Joy without Peace, but the two combined make Happiness.”

“What is the best thing for a stream? It is to keep moving. If it stops, it stagnates. So the best thing for a man is that which keeps the currents going - the physical, the moral, and the intellectual currents. Hence the secret of happiness is something to do; some congenial work. Take away the occupation of all men, and what a wretched world it would be! Few persons realize how much of their happiness is dependent upon their work, upon the fact that they are kept busy and not left to feed upon themselves. Happiness comes most to persons who seek her least, and think least about it. It is not an object to be sought; it is a state to be induced. It must follow and not lead. It must overtake you, and not you overtake it. How important is health to happiness, yet the best promoter of health is something to do. Blessed is the man who has some congenial work,some occupation in which he can put his heart,and which affords a complete outlet to all the forces there for him.”

“Money can't buy a happiness, but it does bring you a more pleasant form a misery.”

“What is the worth of anything, But for the happiness 'twill bring?”

“Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.”

“The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.”

“To be happy, one must rid oneself of prejudice, be virtuous, healthy, and have a capacity for enjoyment and for passion...”

“I do not understand what the man who is happy wants in order to be happier.”

“The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions - the little, soon forgotten charities of a kiss or smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment, and the countless infinitesimals of pleasurable and genial feeling.”

“Happiness and high come to you when you choose to live your life consistent with your highest values and your deepest convictions.”

“Happiness is excitement that has found a settling down place. But there is always a little corner that keeps flapping around.”

“Happiness often sneakes in through a door you didn't know you left open.”

“You will never be happier than you expect. To change your happiness, change your expectation.”

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”

“Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.”

“We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.”

“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.”

“I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.”