This is a collection of 27 amazing happiness quotes that will make you smile, think, and, at times, ponder deeply about what happiness is and how to experience it more frequently.
Sometimes, all you need are a few wise words that can get you thinking in the right direction and propel you forward on the path that is right for you. I hope you find some inspiration or food for thought in these quotes.
1. “Don’t wait for things to get better. Life will always be complicated. Learn to be happy right now, otherwise, you will run out of time.”
2. “Happiness is not the absence of problems; but the ability to deal with them.” – Jack Brown
3. “There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.” – Epictetus
4. “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.” – Frederick Keonig
5. “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” – Mahatma Gandhi
6. “They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.” – Tom Bodett
7. “If being happy is important to you, try this; instead of regretting all you lack, celebrate all you’ve got.” – Brian Vaszily
8. “Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling, enduring, and accomplishing.” – George Sheehan
9. “A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness.” – Albert Einstein
10. “I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself in. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstances but by our disposition.” – Martha Washington
11. “A mathematical formula for happiness: reality divided by expectations. There are two ways to be happy: improve your reality or lower your expectations.” — Jodi Picoult
12. “Life will bring you pain all by itself. Your responsibility is to create joy.” ― Milton Erickson.
13. “The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be.” – Marcel Pagnol
14. “The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
15. “Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.” — Greg Anderson
16. “Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” —Steven Kloves.
17. “If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem.” – Richard Bach
18. “Happiness is letting go of what you think your life is supposed to look like.”
19. “Happiness is a choice. You can choose to be happy. There’s going to be stress in life, but it’s your choice whether you let it affect you or not.” – Valerie Bertinelli
20. “Life is made up of small pleasures. Happiness is made up of those tiny successes. The big ones come too infrequently. And if you don’t collect all these tiny successes, the big ones don’t really mean anything.” – Norman Lear
21. “It’s not possible to experience constant euphoria, but if you’re grateful, you can find happiness in everything.” – Pharrell Williams
22. “Trust your own instincts, go inside, and follow your heart. Right from the start. go ahead and stand up for what you believe in. As I’ve learned, that’s the path to happiness.” – Lesley Ann Warren
Deep thinking quotes on happiness
23. “If we depend for our happiness on another, on society, or on the environment, they become essential to us; we cling to them, and any alteration of these we violently oppose because we depend upon them for our psychological security and comfort.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti
24. “The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.” – Marcus Aurelius
25. “Don’t rely on someone else for your happiness and self-worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can’t love and respect yourself – no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are – completely; the good and the bad – and make changes as YOU see fit – not because you think someone else wants you to be different.” – Stacey Charter
26. “Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne
27. “Happiness doesn’t depend on what we have, but it does depend on how we feel toward what we have. We can be happy with little and miserable with much.” – William D. Hoard
