Absent Quote by Epicurus

We must exercise ourselves in the things which bring happiness, since, if that be present, we have everything, and, if that be absent, all…

— Anonymous

We must meditate on what brings happiness, since when it has, it has everything, and when he misses, we do everything to have it

— Epicurus

Everything we possess that is not necessary for life or happiness becomes a burden, and scarcely a day passes that we do not add…

— Robert Breault

“Happiness consists in finding out precisely what the "one thing necessary" may be, in our lives, and in gladly relinquishing all the rest. For…

— Thomas Merton

“We think if we want something we need to hold onto it, grasp at it for ourselves-including happiness. If we want happiness we have…

— Brian E. Miller

Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.

— Napoleon Hill

“Possessions and positions may promote our happiness but cannot create it. Happiness is a state created by self through the realization of how the…

— Israelmore Ayivor

Happiness doesn't belong to those who have everything, but to those who can appreciate what they have.

— Nishan Panwar

Happiness is not found, it is created. Happiness does not depend on all that we lack, but on the way in which we use…

— Arnaud Desjardins

Happiness, then, is found to be something perfect and self-sufficient, being the end to which our actions are directed.

— Aristotle

What is without us has no connection with happiness, only so far as the preservation of our lives and health depends upon it. .…

— Benjamin Franklin

“The joy of having something comes from the length of time you have been wanting it, expecting it. Happiness really lies in the expectation.…

— Osho