Belief Quote by Anonymous

“The notions and ideas we have about happiness can entrap us. We forget that they are just notions and ideas. Our idea of happiness…

— Thich Nhat Hanh

We think of happiness as something we can take. But usually it comes from being content with what we have, and accepting ourselves.

— Cynthia Hand

I have come to see that our problem is that we don't know what happiness is. We confuse it with a life uncluttered by…

— Mark Epstein

Happiness, in one sense, is a function of how closely our world conforms to the infinite variety of human preference.

— Malcolm Gladwell

Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.

— Benjamin Spock

Happiness is experienced largely in striving towards a goal, not in having attained things, because our nature is always to want to go on…

— Albert Ellis

Happiness is the object and design of our existence.

— Joseph Smith, Jr

We know that happiness is short-lived, that we fail to cherish it when it is within our grasp and value it only when it…

— Jose Saramago

The idea of happiness for me is being in tune with all around me, at one with all that is. Awareness of our interconnectedness.…

— Jennifer Kavanagh

All happiness comes from awareness. The more we are conscious the deeper the joy. Acceptance of pain, non-resistance, courage and endurance - these open…

— Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Happiness comes from our response to the conditions of our lives.

— Chris Prentiss

Happiness is a 'state of mind' which we ourselves have the power to control - and that control lies in our thinking.

— Claude M. Bristol