Joy comes not through possession or ownership but through a wise and loving heart. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
The biggest waste of time is to do well something that we need not do at all. — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Getting paperwork under control makes me feel more in control of my life generally. — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Authentic happiness is not linked to an activity, it is a state of being. — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
There are three levels of happiness: the pleasant life, the good life, and the meaningful life. — Joel Garreau Copy Share Image
The good life is using your signature strengths every day to produce authentic happiness and abundant gratification. — Martin Seligman Copy Share Image
Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Lower the bar. Actually spending ten minutes clearing off one shelf is… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Happiness is a critical factor for work, and work is a critical factor for happiness. In one of those life-isn’t-fair results, it… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
True power and true happiness are when you use your success to make others around you feel even more significant. — Hrithik Roshan Copy Share Image
Integrity is about being integrated with the spiritual values of the Universe. It is also about being happy, because happiness and joy… — Michael Beckwith Copy Share Image
Authentic happiness comes from being in conscious connection with our inner being rather than dependency on outer things and circumstances which are… — Michael Beckwith Copy Share Image
Remember that although the distinction can be difficult to draw, loneliness and solitude are different. — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Authentic happiness is not linked to an activity; it is a state of being, a profound emotional balance struck by a subtle… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
In 'Before and After,' I identify the sixteen strategies that we can use to make or break our habits. Some are quite… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
There are no happier people on this planet than those who decide that they want something, define what they want, get hold… — Esther Hicks Copy Share Image
The goal of a life free of dysphoria is a snare and a delusion. A better goal is of good commerce with… — Martin Seligman Copy Share Image
I have a religion-but you will call it blasphemy. It is that there is a God for the rich man but none… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Superstition is the irrational belief that an object or behavior has the power to influence an outcome, when there's no logical connection… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
When Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's government fell in May 1940, the nation turned to Churchill. At last, his unique qualities were brought… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“For my happy relationships...they are truly formulated in a deeply intimate, trust-BUILT, character-tested, place in my conscience. I consider my friends in… — Tracey Bond Copy Share Image
I've found that I snack less and concentrate better when I chew on a plastic stirrer - the kind that you get… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them. You will want to change them when you realize… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Success is how you collect your minutes. You spend millions of minutes to reach one triumph, one moment, then you spend maybe… — Norman Lear Copy Share Image
“Authentic happiness is not linked to an activity; it is a state of being, a profound emotional balance struck by a subtle… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
If we allow the love of Christ to change our heart, then we can change the world. This is the secret of… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions. Vigilantly practice polite indifference to that which we can't control. Your happiness can only… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
Dear young people, don't be afraid to marry. A faithful and fruitful marriage will bring you happiness. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I have a lucky perfume. I love beautiful smells, but I save one of my favorite perfumes to wear only when I… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“Authentic happiness lies in your state of perspective and not all about the state of your income. Real happiness runs deep from… — Elizabeth E. Castillo Copy Share Image
We can use decision-making to choose the habits we want to form, use willpower to get the habit started, then - and… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Sometimes, counter-intuitively, it's easier to make a major change than a minor change. When a habit is changing very gradually, we may… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
We should practice by showing one another love and helping one another. It is a mistake to pursue happiness and to seek… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
For most people to be happy, there has to be a person, place, or thing involved in their happiness. In true happiness,… — Robert Adams Copy Share Image
When we don't get any treats, we feel depleted, resentful, and angry, and we feel justified in self-indulgence. We start to crave… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Nature is impersonal, awe-inspiring, elegant, eternal. It's geometrically perfect. It's tiny and gigantic. You can travel far to be in a beautiful… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Turn off your email; turn off your phone; disconnect from the Internet; figure out a way to set limits so you can… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
