Giving and receiving Quote by Henri J.M. Nouwen

What happiness is, no person can say for another. But no one, I am convinced, can be happy who lives only for himself. The…

— John Mason Brown

“Happiness consists of living in the dailiness of life and not knowing how happy you are. True happiness comes of not knowing you're happy.”

— E.L. Doctorow

“We make choices everyday, some of them good, some of them bad. And if we are strong enough - we live with the consequences.…

— David Gemmell

“True happiness … is found in fulfilling our higher nature, shaping our lives and our circumstances to reflect the way we are hardwired.”

— Charles W. Colson

Happiness in the ordinary sense is not what one needs in life, though one is right to aim at it. The true satisfaction is…

— E. M. Forster

“Happiness is not created from things, friends, or even love. Happiness is like money; you have to have it to make it. People are…

— Trey Smith

Happiness is a byproduct of helping others. No man ever finds happiness by thinking of himself. True happiness comes when we lose ourselves in…

— Royden G. Derrick

“Majority of our unhappiness comes from others.Someone did something or someone did not do something. What if we change our wiring to associate our…

— Drishti Bablani

“Happiness isn’t about smiling all the time, loving all the time, or getting everything you want. It’s about living and experiencing everything this life…

— Betsy Chasse

“All the happiness in the world stems from wanting others to be happy, and all the suffering in the world stems from wanting the…

— Timber Hawkeye

“All happiness and all unhappiness ... stems from one having a desire. And that is why mankind will always make their wishes.”

— CLAMP

“Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world…

— Elizabeth Gilbert