Happiness Quote by Louise Penny

It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is.

— Desiderius Erasmus

“I don’t think man was meant to attain happiness so easily. Happiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are guarded by…

— Alexandre Dumas

“Happiness is just a spicing to life, nothing essential, struggle and war are what has kept the world going around in perfect circles.”

— Hala Alzaghal

“Happiness isn't complicated. It is a humble state of gratitude for simple pleasures, tender mercies, recognized blessings, and inherent beauty.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.”

— Desiderius Erasmus

“Although we cannot command it, we choose joy, making a deliberate commitment to happiness (essentially another word for peace).”

— Wendy Beckett

“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

“It was only by focusing on creating joy in her life that I discovered the greatest feeling of happiness in my own.”

— Adam Braun

“Happiness is not a popular subject in literary fiction. We struggle, as writers, to make happiness, contentment, and satisfaction interesting. Perfection often lacks texture.”

— Roxanne Gay

“Happiness isn’t the reward we retrieve after a long struggle. It arrives daily, in those clear moments when our hearts are tender, pricked by…

— Toni Sorenson

“Happiness isn't something she spends much time thinking about. Survival, discomfort, hunger...these are the concerns that fill her days.”

— David Maine

“She, who knows what happiness is, brings joy, peace and happiness!”

— Petra Hermans