“Happiness doesn’t depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.” (Dale Carnegie)
Archive for happiness
“Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.” (Carl Jung)
“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.” (Epictetus)
“The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.” (Epictetus)
“Dance as though no one is watching you.
Love as though you have never been hurt before.
Sing as though no one can hear you.
Live as though heaven is on earth.”
(Souza)
“The only ones among us who are really happy are those who have thought and found how to serve.” (Albert Schweitzer)
“Yesterday is a dream, tomorrow but a vision. But today well-lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore to this day.” (Sanskrit Proverb)
“There are two ways to spread happiness; either be the light who shines it or be the mirror who reflects it.” (Edith Wharton)
“Happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don’t even remember leaving open.” (Rose Lane)
“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” (Buddha)
“If you want happiness for an hour – take a nap.
If you want happiness for a day – go fishing.
If you want happiness for a year – inherit a fortune.
If you want happiness for a lifetime – help someone else.”
(Chinese Proverb)
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.” (Helen Keller)
