Happiness

The earth laughs in flowers.

True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.

He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.

Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.

He is richest who is content with the least.

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

There is only one happiness in this life: to love and be loved.

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.

If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.

We are not rich by what we possess but by what we can do without.

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

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.

The greatest wealth is to live content with little.

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

Know your own happiness.

The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

In every real man a child is hidden that wants to play.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

Peace begins with a smile.

Rules for happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for.

The soul is healed by being with children.

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

Happiness, not in another place but this place, not for another hour but this hour.

A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything.

A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

One is never as unhappy as one thinks, nor as happy as one hopes.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.

Whoever is happy will make others happy too.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself.

You can never be overdressed or overeducated.

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.

Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.

Better a sparrow in the hand than a pigeon on the branch.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.