--- title: "19 Happiness Seek Quotes by 17 authors" description: "Browse 19 Happiness Seek quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Happiness Seek sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/087/eva-cassidy-21650_dance_and-i-seem-to-find-the-happiness-i-seek_610005.jpg" --- > [And I seem to find the happiness I seek. When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eva-cassidy/and-i-seem-to-find-the-happiness-i-seek-when-we-re-out-together/) [Eva Cassidy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eva-cassidy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/087/eva-cassidy-21650_dance_and-i-seem-to-find-the-happiness-i-seek_610005.jpg) > [Don't Seek Happiness. If you seek it, you won't find it, because seeking is the antithesis of happiness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eckhart-tolle/don-t-seek-happiness-if-you-seek-it-you-won-t-find-it-because-seeking-2/) [Eckhart Tolle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eckhart-tolle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fd/eckhart-tolle-81_antithesis_don-t-seek-happiness-if-you-seek-it-you_1074352.jpg) > [If you truly desire happiness, seek and learn how to serve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-schweitzer/if-you-truly-desire-happiness-seek-and-learn-how-to-serve/) [Albert Schweitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-schweitzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dd/albert-schweitzer-701_desire_if-you-truly-desire-happiness-seek-and-l_672130.jpg) > [Happinessis a byproduct of function. Those who seek happiness for itself seek victory without war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/happinessis-a-byproduct-of-function-those-who-seek-happiness-for/) [William S. Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-s-burroughs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca5/william-s-burroughs-528_conflict_happinessis-a-byproduct-of-function-thos_593534.png) > [Do not just seek happiness for yourself. Seek happiness for all. Through kindness. Through mercy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-levithan/do-not-just-seek-happiness-for-yourself-seek-happiness-for-all/) [David Levithan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-levithan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74c/david-levithan-67_book_do-not-just-seek-happiness-for-yourself_2317178.jpg) > [Wad Kind Of Happiness U Seek Is Wad Kind Of Life U End Up With …](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/km-ii/wad-kind-of-happiness-u-seek-is-wad-kind-of-life-u-end-up-with/) [KM II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/km-ii/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fb/km-ii-1186_happiness_wad-kind-of-happiness-u-seek-is-wad-kind_888445.jpg) > [Seek happiness and you may or may not find it; seek grievances and you are guaranteed success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregg-easterbrook/seek-happiness-and-you-may-or-may-not-find-it-seek-grievances-and-you/) [Gregg Easterbrook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregg-easterbrook/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d35/gregg-easterbrook-16327_grievance_seek-happiness-and-you-may-or-may-not-fi_378889.jpg) > [There are those who seek happiness and those who seek to destroy it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-amorelli/there-are-those-who-seek-happiness-and-those-who-seek-to-destroy-it/) [Jennifer Amorelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-amorelli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b57/jennifer-amorelli-17777_destroy_there-are-those-who-seek-happiness-and-t_2891622.jpg) > [“Most people are resentful of the happiness of others and yet we seem to seek validation from others in order to allow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-maraboli/most-people-are-resentful-of-the-happiness-of-others-and-yet-we-seem/) [Steve Maraboli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-maraboli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67f/steve-maraboli-178_happiness_most-people-are-resentful-of-the-happine_1412362.jpg) > [Happiness is a byproduct of function, purpose, and conflict; those who seek happiness for itself seek victory without war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/happiness-is-a-byproduct-of-function-purpose-and-conflict-those-who/) [William S. Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-s-burroughs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/895/william-s-burroughs-528_conflict_happiness-is-a-byproduct-of-function-pur_582296.png) > [Happiness cannot be found when you seek it for yourself but when you give it to others, It will find it's way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/happiness-cannot-be-found-when-you-seek-it-for-yourself-but-when-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f6/anonymous-1_giving_happiness-cannot-be-found-when-you-seek_753913.jpg) > [“Her life was her own now and if there was happiness to be found, it was up to her to seek it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-macomber/her-life-was-her-own-now-and-if-there-was-happiness-to-be-found-it/) [Debbie Macomber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-macomber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/983/debbie-macomber-2903_happiness_her-life-was-her-own-now-and-if-there-wa_2657499.png) > [You will only find the happiness you seek when you drop your negative attitude towards life, embrace life and be happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-brown/you-will-only-find-the-happiness-you-seek-when-you-drop-your-negative/) [Leon Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leon-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/168/leon-brown-8579_african-american_you-will-only-find-the-happiness-you-see_1775681.png) > [Having a loving relationship with our spouse or with our children is what leads to the long-term happiness we all seek.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clayton-christensen/having-a-loving-relationship-with-our-spouse-or-with-our-children-is/) [Clayton Christensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clayton-christensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c5/clayton-christensen-2433_children_having-a-loving-relationship-with-our-sp_2308076.png) > [Don't seek happiness. If you seek it, you won't find it, because seeking is the antithesis of happiness. Happiness is ever elusive,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eckhart-tolle/don-t-seek-happiness-if-you-seek-it-you-won-t-find-it-because-seeking/) [Eckhart Tolle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eckhart-tolle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd1/eckhart-tolle-81_antithesis_don-t-seek-happiness-if-you-seek-it-you_359167.jpg) > [The happiness we seek cannot be found through grasping, trying to hold on to things. It cannot be found through getting serious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/the-happiness-we-seek-cannot-be-found-through-grasping-trying-to-hold/) [Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ed/pema-ch-dr-n-327_ends_the-happiness-we-seek-cannot-be-found-th_2640468.jpg) > [“Where indeed is the happiness in this worldly life? These are illusory beliefs. That is why ‘we’ openly say that, “The happiness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/where-indeed-is-the-happiness-in-this-worldly-life-these-are-illusory/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afb/dada-bhagwan-31_faith_where-indeed-is-the-happiness-in-this-wo_2958888.jpg) > [Let us leave our old friend in one of those moments of unmixed happiness which, if we seek them, there are ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/let-us-leave-our-old-friend-in-one-of-those-moments-of-unmixed/) [Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4b/charles-dickens-34_cheer_let-us-leave-our-old-friend-in-one-of-th_697251.jpg) > [“If you put your happiness on self-start, and if you are happy by your own nature, relationships will become a means for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadhguru/if-you-put-your-happiness-on-self-start-and-if-you-are-happy-by-your/) [Sadhguru](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadhguru/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5da/sadhguru-6226_happiness_if-you-put-your-happiness-on-self-start_2765197.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happiness-seek/#itemlist", "name": "Happiness Seek Quotes", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "And I seem to find the happiness I seek. 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That's the mystery of happiness it grows when shared.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/happiness-cannot-be-found-when-you-seek-it-for-yourself-but-when-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f6/anonymous-1_giving_happiness-cannot-be-found-when-you-seek_753913.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f6/anonymous-1_giving_happiness-cannot-be-found-when-you-seek_753913.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f6/anonymous-1_giving_happiness-cannot-be-found-when-you-seek_753913.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Happiness cannot be found when you seek it for yourself but when you give it to others, It will find it's…” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Her life was her own now and if there was happiness to be found, it was up to her to seek it. 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