27 Happiness Quotes to Lift Up Your Day

You might think that I like posts with a bunch of quotes because I don’t have to write for the day. Actually, these posts take just as long to make because I actually search for the right quotes on an individual basis. But I must say that this one today was a lot of fun to put together. For some reason, reading all these quotes put me in an awesome mood!
Let’s see what they do for you. Enjoy!


1. “Happiness is a healthy mental attitude, a grateful spirit, a clear heart full of love.” -Anonymous
2. “It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is.” – Erasmus
3. “Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
4. “Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of happiness or have gone stark raving mad.” – Norm Papernick
5. “Happiness is not defined by obtaining everything you want, but by appreciating everything you have.” – Unknown
6. “For every minute you are angry, you lose 60 seconds of happiness.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
7. “The purpose of life is the expansion of happiness.” – Maharisi
8. “There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.” – Lady Marguerite Blessington
9. “There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.” – Epictetus
10. “Happiness is something that multiplies when it is divided.” – Paulo Coelho
11. “They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.” – Confucius
12. “Happiness does not consist in things themselves but in the relish we have of them.” – Francois de La Rochefoucauld
13. “A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.” – Goethe
14. “No one can grant us happiness from the outside. Happiness is a habit to be cultivated.” – Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
15. “Happiness consists of three things; Someone to love, work to do, and a clear conscience.” – Unknown
16. “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. Love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Herman Cain
17. “Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.” – Ayn Rand
18. “There can be no happiness equal to the joy of finding a heart that understands.” – Victor Robinson
19. “Happiness is when what you think, what you say and what you do are in harmony.” – Gandhi
20. “Happiness is the secret to all beauty; there is no beauty that is attractive without happiness.” – Christian Dior
21. “Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.” – Napoleon Hill
22. “Happiness is a direction, not a place.” – Sydney J. Harris
23. “Don’t rely on someone else for your happiness and self worth. Only you can be responsible for that.” – Stacey Charter
24. “Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude.” – Joseph Wood Krutch
25. “It is not in the pursuit of happiness that we find fulfillment, it is in the happiness of pursuit.” – Denis Waitley
26. “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” – Aristotle
27. “Happiness is a conscious choice, not an automatic response.” – Mildred Barthel


source: mylifemotivation