Perfect happiness, I believe, was never intended by the Deity to be the lot of one of his creatures in this world;… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
When art seems to be empty of meaning, as no doubt some of the abstract painting of our own day actually does… — Lewis Mumford Copy Share Image
“In other words, when all the supports of human life and earthly happiness are taken away, God will be our delight, our… — John Piper Copy Share Image
Oh God, it's such a big world right now for artists. There are as many possibilities as you can have time for,… — Amy Ray Copy Share Image
In this world, which is so plainly the antechamber of another, there are no happy men. The true division of humanity is… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
Love wants to rise, not to be held down by anything base... He who loves flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
Being with u makes me happy. You keep me alive. I'm so lucky I found u, the woman of my dreams. I… — Hemantsmarty Copy Share Image
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One of my greatest joys is poetry. I read it almost every day, and I've even taken a stab at writing some… — Maria Shriver Copy Share Image
It is not difficult to be unhappy or discontented; all you have to do is sit down, like a prince waiting to… — Emile Chartier Copy Share Image
“She glanced down at the contents of her plate. Just tell him what it is. Simple. Look at it and say what… — Kelly Creagh Copy Share Image
“After all, didn't everyone deserve happiness? Even men who'd killed. If they repented and acknowledged their sins, wasn't it my job as… — Pepper Winters Copy Share Image
The human animal, like others, is adapted to a certain amount of struggle for life [and] the mere absence of effort from… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
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“[Poem: Slates of Grey] Sullen faces like slates of grey— What I’d seen on a walk today. Bodies rushing bodies bolting Time… — Jess C Scott Copy Share Image
“but it was the commercials that captivated her. She ached for the lives they showed, lives full of bliss, where all problems… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
I was supremely happy, for I had seen. Nothing could ever be the same. I have drunk at the clear and pure… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
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“If you see the world and yourself through a lens smudged by negativity then you’ll find much misery. If you look outwards… — Henrik Edberg Copy Share Image
The phrase, 'Emancipation of Women' is only an invention of the Jewish intellect and its content is stamped with the same spirit.… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
By practicing the Five Agreements, what you are really doing is respecting everything in creation. You are respecting your dream; you are… — Miguel Angel Ruiz Copy Share Image
“Happiness has a cascading effect. Happy programmers do the right thing. They write simple, readable code. They take clean, expressive, readable, elegant… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Silence was the cure, if only temporarily, silence and geography. But of what was I being cured? I do not know, have… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“for something—something more than just your own happiness.” I nodded, suddenly feeling sad for Zerus. I had always thought he enjoyed his… — Bella Forrest Copy Share Image
“The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you choose, what you think, what you do—is who you… — Alex Kershaw Copy Share Image
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Readers must be given room to bring their own emotions to a piece so crammed with emotional content; the writer must tenaciously… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
Be content where you are! The sooner I let go of the notion that something could only be one way, the way… — Michael Adam Hamilton Copy Share Image
People think I'm crazy to put myself through such torture, though I would argue otherwise. Somewhere along the line we seem to… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
The thing is, when I had my first success it did coincide with the end of my first marriage, and because I… — Rob Brydon Copy Share Image
Starting with 'Forever, Interrupted,' I somehow convinced myself that in order to create content, I had to consume content. What this means… — Taylor Jenkins Reid Copy Share Image
The sweetest thing I've ever known was like the kiss on the collarbone, the soft caress of happiness, the way you walk,… — Lauryn Hill Copy Share Image
“It's important, no doubt, to understand the person we love. If we cannot manage this, it's necessary, at least, to believe we… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
We are all connected. The pain and suffering of others is yours also, on some level, whether you choose to pay attention… — Tara Stiles Copy Share Image
America stands for liberty, for the pursuit of happiness and for the unalienable right for life. This right to life cannot be… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Fill your hearts with love and gratitude. Life gives us what we need and not necessarily what we want. It follows its… — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
“Each today, well-lived, makes yesterday a dream of happiness and each tomorrow a vision of hope. Look, therefore, to this one day,… — Robin Craig Clark Copy Share Image
“How terrible it must be not to see and feel beauty… I'm so glad I can find happiness in all lovely little… — L.M. Montgomery Copy Share Image
“Many times people living on street become source of inspirations. When in New Delhi often when your vehicle stops at red lights,… — Subodh Gupta Copy Share Image
It is possible to live happily in the here and now. So many conditions of happiness are available-more than enough for you… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
![“The human animal, like others, is adapted to a certain amount of struggle for life [and] the mere absence of effort from his life removes an essential ingredient of happiness. [. . .] He forgets that to be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.” quote by Bertrand Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/218/bertrand-russell-69_absence_the-human-animal-like-others-is-adapted_281043.jpg)
![“[Poem: Slates of Grey] Sullen faces like slates of grey— What I’d seen on a walk today. Bodies rushing bodies bolting Time for life a disregarding. Money to make and to grow old What about the hands to hold? Deadlines, projects, people to meet What about our own two feet. Sullen faces like slates…” quote by Jess C Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/904/jess-c-scott-15952_city_poem-slates-of-grey-sullen-faces-like-sl_482074.jpg)
