If we did not look to marriage as the principal source of happiness, fewer marriages would end in tears. — Anthony Storr Copy Share Image
“All I had to do was find the source of happiness in me and not rely on others to supply it the… — André Aciman Copy Share Image
“Philip looked up quickly. His lips tightened. He remembered how for months, trusting in what they told him, he had implored God… — William Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
“God recognizes and respects our independent will and the choices all of us make. He does not force us to seek His… — Padma Aon Prakasha Copy Share Image
When I talk to a few thousand people, I just feel I am talking to an old friend. Like that. I never… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“The darling wish of his sisters was then gratified; he bought an estate in a neighbouring county to Derbyshire, and Jane and… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
Happiness is a state of mind, so the real source of happiness must lie within the mind, not in external conditions. — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle. Happiness never decreases by being shared. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
“I wonder if you're not over-sensitive about your misfortune. Has it ever struck you to thank God for it? As long as… — W Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
A productive purpose to which you give yourself fully and joyfully is one of the great adventures of life. It is a… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
The activity of God, which is transcendent in blessedness, is the activity of contemplation; and therefore among human activities that which is… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
You will soon find that your joy in your home is growing, and that you have a source of happiness within yourself… — Elsie de Wolfe Copy Share Image
The young should early be trained to bear being left alone; for it is a source of happiness and peace of mind. — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
One must always say every word with consideration, and should not say what one does not wish to happen. Those who do… — Hazrat Inayat Khan Copy Share Image
Altruism is the best source of happiness. There is no doubt about that. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
There is another element that is a part of human happiness — and that is that unless we think of others and… — Ray Lyman Wilbur Copy Share Image
When we understand clearly that inner peace is the real source of happiness, and how, through spiritual practice, we can experience progressively… — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
I know, now, without a doubt that the true source of happiness, self-worth, and authentic beauty doesn't come from the outside. Women… — Stephanie Nielson Copy Share Image
I do not believe that science per se is an adequate source of happiness, nor do I think that my own scientific… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“Awful? They don't find it so. On the contrary, they like it. It's light, it's childishly simple. No strain on the mind… — Huxley, Aldous Copy Share Image
Happiness belongs to those who are sufficient unto themselves. For all external sources of happiness and pleasure are, by their very nature,… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image