Happiness Quotes by Nathaniel Branden

To trust one's mind and to know that one is worthy of happiness is the essence of self-esteem.

— Nathaniel Branden

Sometimes pain is easier to bear alone than happiness.

— Nathaniel Branden

For the rational, psychologically healthy man, the desire for pleasure is the desire to celebrate his control over reality. For the neurotic,…

— Nathaniel Branden

The highest compliment one can be paid by another human being is to be told: 'Because of what you are, you are…

— Nathaniel Branden

Suffering is just about the easiest of all human activities; being happy is just about the hardest. And happiness requires, not surrender…

— Nathaniel Branden

A productive purpose to which you give yourself fully and joyfully is one of the great adventures of life. It is a…

— Nathaniel Branden

If you feel inadequate to face challenges, unworthy of love or respect, untitled to happiness, and fear assertive thought, wants, or needs-…

— Nathaniel Branden

Some people have a view of self and of the universe that obliges them to struggle for happiness, to yearn for happiness-"some…

— Nathaniel Branden

Persons of high self-esteem are not driven to make themselves superior to others; they do not seek to prove their value by…

— Nathaniel Branden

Romantic love can be terrifying. We experience another human being as enormously important to us. So there is surrender -not a surrender…

— Nathaniel Branden

The tragedy of too many people is that they cannot allow happiness just to be there; they cannot leave it alone. Their…

— Nathaniel Branden

In the nature of our existence, we must act to achieve values. And in order to act appropriately, we need to value…

— Nathaniel Branden

If you do not feel deserving of happiness, consciously or subconsciously, or if you have accepted the idea that happiness is somehow…

— Nathaniel Branden