Happiness Quotes

"I’ve always loved Christmas and that’s not really gone away from me from being a child to now. It’s always a magical time and I’m unashamed in my love for Christmas."

- Martin Freeman

"Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul."

- Democritus

"Joy, feeling one's own value, being appreciated and loved by others, feeling useful and capable of production are all factors of enormous value for the human soul."

- Maria Montessori

"We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we've established for ourselves."

- Earl Nightingale

"Throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find the happiness that you had thought could never be yours."

- Dale Carnegie

"Let us read and let us dance—two amusements that will never do any harm to the world."

- Voltaire

"Just the knowledge that a good book is awaiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier."

- Kathleen Norris

"Follow your bliss."

- PatriciaS

"What the devil is the point of surviving, going on living, when it's a drag? But you see, that's what people do."

- Alan Watts

"Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun."

- Alan Watts

"No one imagines that a symphony is supposed to improve as it goes along, or that the whole object of playing is to reach the finale. The point of music is discovered in every moment of playing and listening to it. It is the same, I feel, with the greater part of our lives, and if we are unduly absorbed in improving them we may forget altogether to live them."

- Alan Watts

"People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing."

- Dale Carnegie

"Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort."

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

"Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain."

- Vivian Greene

"Happiness is the real sense of fulfillment that comes from hard work."

- Joseph Barbara

"Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking."

- Marcus Aurelius

"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."

- Dalai Lama

"“Children are happy because they don’t have a file in their minds called, ‘All The Things That Could Go Wrong.”"

- Marianne Williamson

"Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always beyond your grasp."

- Nathaniel Hawthorne

"Happiness does not come from a job. It comes from knowing what you truly value, and behaving in a way that’s consistent with those beliefs."

- Mike Rowe

"Feeling fat lasts nine months, but the joy of becoming a mom lasts forever."

- Nikki Dalton

"Happy Birthday! Hope you have MOUNDS of fun today!"

"Happy Birthday! Have a WHOPPER of a good time!"

"Happy Birthday! TAKE 5 and enjoy the spoiling."

"Happy Birthday! Take a FAST BREAK and enjoy!"

"Wishing myself a day filled with laughter and good times that turn into precious memories."

"Another trip around the sun and I’m feeling more fabulous than ever. Happy birthday to me!"

"Happy birthday to me! May this year bring uncomplicated happiness."

"Being a mother is the most rewarding blessing in the world, just knowing you can love someone so much, and get that same love in return is wonderful."

"Motherhood is messy and challenging, and crazy, and sleepless, and giving, and unbelievably beautiful."