--- title: "9 Happiness Instead Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Happiness Instead quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Happiness Instead sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/baa/thomas-carlyle-207_blessedness_there-is-in-man-a-higher-than-love-of-ha_927446.png" --- > [There is in man a higher than love of happiness; he can do without happiness, and instead thereof find blessedness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-carlyle/there-is-in-man-a-higher-than-love-of-happiness-he-can-do-without/) [Thomas Carlyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-carlyle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/baa/thomas-carlyle-207_blessedness_there-is-in-man-a-higher-than-love-of-ha_927446.png) > [“What must it be like to want your parents' happiness instead of resenting them for it?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samantha-young/what-must-it-be-like-to-want-your-parents-happiness-instead-of/) [Samantha Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samantha-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb6/samantha-young-766_child_what-must-it-be-like-to-want-your-parent_361416.jpg) > [“Life is paradoxical, but I believe that I could also be the same person I am today, if life would have cut…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haidji/life-is-paradoxical-but-i-believe-that-i-could-also-be-the-same/) [Haidji](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haidji/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e0/haidji-34532_amazon_life-is-paradoxical-but-i-believe-that-i_2295261.jpg) > [You can either give negativity power over your life or you can choose happiness instead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anais-nin/you-can-either-give-negativity-power-over-your-life-or-you-can-choose/) [Anais Nin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anais-nin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/356/anais-nin-288_backstabbing_you-can-either-give-negativity-power-ove_1158692.png) > [“The reality is that stuff does not bring happiness. Instead, buying more than we need breeds nothing but discontentment.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-soukup/the-reality-is-that-stuff-does-not-bring-happiness-instead-buying/) [Ruth Soukup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-soukup/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f8/ruth-soukup-26584_buying_the-reality-is-that-stuff-does-not-bring_395535.jpg) > [“Striving for more can become a perpetual cycle that never brings true happiness. Instead, striving only serves to take you further away…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/striving-for-more-can-become-a-perpetual-cycle-that-never-brings-true/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/236/anonymous-1_happiness_striving-for-more-can-become-a-perpetual_528697.jpg) > [A lot of people end up unhappy because they seek happiness in others instead of being happy with themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rashida-rowe/a-lot-of-people-end-up-unhappy-because-they-seek-happiness-in-others/) [Rashida Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rashida-rowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c1/rashida-rowe-428_happiness_a-lot-of-people-end-up-unhappy-because-t_2540716.jpg) > [If you think happiness is about avoiding certain people in your life, be careful who you choose to be part of your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kemmy-nola/if-you-think-happiness-is-about-avoiding-certain-people-in-your-life/) [Kemmy Nola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kemmy-nola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a20/kemmy-nola-763_being-happy_if-you-think-happiness-is-about-avoiding_1720401.jpg) > [“Majority of our unhappiness comes from others.Someone did something or someone did not do something. What if we change our wiring to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drishti-bablani/majority-of-our-unhappiness-comes-from-others-someone-did-something/) [Drishti Bablani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drishti-bablani/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbe/drishti-bablani-15606_happiness_majority-of-our-unhappiness-comes-from-o_1112620.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happiness-instead/#itemlist", "name": "Happiness Instead Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There is in man a higher than love of happiness; he can do without happiness, and instead thereof find blessedness.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thomas Carlyle" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-carlyle/there-is-in-man-a-higher-than-love-of-happiness-he-can-do-without/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/baa/thomas-carlyle-207_blessedness_there-is-in-man-a-higher-than-love-of-ha_927446.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/baa/thomas-carlyle-207_blessedness_there-is-in-man-a-higher-than-love-of-ha_927446.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/baa/thomas-carlyle-207_blessedness_there-is-in-man-a-higher-than-love-of-ha_927446.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There is in man a higher than love of happiness; he can do without happiness, and instead thereof find…” — Thomas Carlyle", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“What must it be like to want your parents' happiness instead of resenting them for it?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Samantha Young" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samantha-young/what-must-it-be-like-to-want-your-parents-happiness-instead-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb6/samantha-young-766_child_what-must-it-be-like-to-want-your-parent_361416.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb6/samantha-young-766_child_what-must-it-be-like-to-want-your-parent_361416.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb6/samantha-young-766_child_what-must-it-be-like-to-want-your-parent_361416.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What must it be like to want your parents' happiness instead of resenting them for it?” — Samantha Young", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Life is paradoxical, but I believe that I could also be the same person I am today, if life would have cut me with happiness instead of pain.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Haidji" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haidji/life-is-paradoxical-but-i-believe-that-i-could-also-be-the-same/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e0/haidji-34532_amazon_life-is-paradoxical-but-i-believe-that-i_2295261.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e0/haidji-34532_amazon_life-is-paradoxical-but-i-believe-that-i_2295261.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e0/haidji-34532_amazon_life-is-paradoxical-but-i-believe-that-i_2295261.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Life is paradoxical, but I believe that I could also be the same person I am today, if life would have cut…” — Haidji", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You can either give negativity power over your life or you can choose happiness instead.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anais Nin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anais-nin/you-can-either-give-negativity-power-over-your-life-or-you-can-choose/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/356/anais-nin-288_backstabbing_you-can-either-give-negativity-power-ove_1158692.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/356/anais-nin-288_backstabbing_you-can-either-give-negativity-power-ove_1158692.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/356/anais-nin-288_backstabbing_you-can-either-give-negativity-power-ove_1158692.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You can either give negativity power over your life or you can choose happiness instead.” — Anais Nin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The reality is that stuff does not bring happiness. 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