--- title: "8 Kinds Happiness Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Kinds Happiness quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Kinds Happiness sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/261/neil-gaiman-29_happiness_and-as-for-happiness-there-s-a-lot-of-di_105639.jpg" --- > [“And as for happiness, there’s a lot of different kinds of happiness, just as there’s a hell of a lot of different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/and-as-for-happiness-there-s-a-lot-of-different-kinds-of-happiness/) [Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/261/neil-gaiman-29_happiness_and-as-for-happiness-there-s-a-lot-of-di_105639.jpg) > [I think there are different kinds of happiness. We know when we're happy a lot of the time, but then there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ariel-gore/i-think-there-are-different-kinds-of-happiness-we-know-when-we-re/) [Ariel Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ariel-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a0/ariel-gore-16108_afterglow_i-think-there-are-different-kinds-of-hap_199781.jpg) > [“Certain kinds of happiness are complete only if they can remain in the shadows; because it's everyday life that kills happiness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurizio-de-giovanni/certain-kinds-of-happiness-are-complete-only-if-they-can-remain-in/) [Maurizio de Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurizio-de-giovanni/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf4/maurizio-de-giovanni-34918_day-life_certain-kinds-of-happiness-are-complete_850958.jpg) > [There are two kinds of happiness - the temporary pleasure derived primarily from material comfort alone and another more enduring comfort that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/there-are-two-kinds-of-happiness-the-temporary-pleasure-derived/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/391/dalai-lama-89_being-happy_there-are-two-kinds-of-happiness-the-tem_1230343.jpg) > [“We owe it to the fields that our houses will not be the inferiors of the virgin land they have replaced. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alain-de-botton/we-owe-it-to-the-fields-that-our-houses-will-not-be-the-inferiors-of/) [Alain de Botton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alain-de-botton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dff/alain-de-botton-221_architecture_we-owe-it-to-the-fields-that-our-houses_1827439.jpg) > [“Are you happy?” asked Mr. Nancy, suddenly. He had been staring at Shadow for several hours. Whenever Shadow glanced over to his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/are-you-happy-asked-mr-nancy-suddenly-he-had-been-staring-at-shadow/) [Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/808/neil-gaiman-29_brown-eyes_are-you-happy-asked-mr-nancy-suddenly-he_2528646.jpg) > [“You can’t really be happy in those moments, but you can be content.” I look up at him and see understanding in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-e-carter/you-can-t-really-be-happy-in-those-moments-but-you-can-be-content-i/) [M.E. Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-e-carter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/252/m-e-carter-67442_contentment_you-can-t-really-be-happy-in-those-momen_2561696.jpg) > [“A person who has many kinds of happiness to choose from usually ends up being miserable”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelos-michalopoulos/a-person-who-has-many-kinds-of-happiness-to-choose-from-usually-ends/) [Angelos Michalopoulos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelos-michalopoulos/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/367/angelos-michalopoulos-31327_happiness_a-person-who-has-many-kinds-of-happiness_2715286.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kinds-happiness/#itemlist", "name": "Kinds Happiness Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“And as for happiness, there’s a lot of different kinds of happiness, just as there’s a hell of a lot of different kinds of dead.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Neil Gaiman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/and-as-for-happiness-there-s-a-lot-of-different-kinds-of-happiness/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/261/neil-gaiman-29_happiness_and-as-for-happiness-there-s-a-lot-of-di_105639.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/261/neil-gaiman-29_happiness_and-as-for-happiness-there-s-a-lot-of-di_105639.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/261/neil-gaiman-29_happiness_and-as-for-happiness-there-s-a-lot-of-di_105639.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“And as for happiness, there’s a lot of different kinds of happiness, just as there’s a hell of a lot of…” — Neil Gaiman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think there are different kinds of happiness. 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