Adequate Quote by Eric Hoffer

To believe that if we could have but this or that we would be happy is to suppress the realization that the cause of…

— Eric Hoffer

To be thoroughly and abidingly happy is not only to get what we all instinctively desire, but to fulfill the purpose of our nature.

— George Hodges (theologian

Having once aroused in our mind enough faith in our own will-power to create a universe of contemplation and forget everything else, there are…

— John Cowper Powys

If our condition were truly happy, we would not seek diversion from it in order to make ourselves happy.

— Blaise Pascal

If we can accept as true that life circumstances are not the keys to happiness, we'll be greatly empowered to pursue happiness for ourselves.

— Sonja Lyubomirsky

We live in this world of great promise, where everything seems to offer an unchanging final happiness, if we can only get enough of…

— Sharon Salzberg

If our condition were truly happy, we would not need diversion from thinking of it in order to make ourselves happy.

— Blaise Pascal

It is a great obstacle to happiness to expect too much.

— Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle

Our thinking minds deprive us of the happiness that comes when we are living fully in the moment.

— Ram Dass

Every human being was wired with the desire for happiness. And we will try different things all in the pursuit of that feeling.

— Kirk Franklin

Of course, not all desires lead to happiness. Desires can and do lead to pain and frustration.

— Rod Stryker

When you see your own desire to be happy, you can't avoid seeing the same desire in others.

— Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche