He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another.
To be happy we must not be too concerned with others.
A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?
If I'm breathing in 2016, I'll be happy.
I'm the type who'd be happy not going anywhere as long as I was sure I knew exactly what was happening at the places I wasn't going to. I'm the type who'd like to sit home and watch every party that I'm invited to on a monitor in my bedroom.
Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.
The most important thing is to enjoy your life to be happy it's all that matters.
You can't be happy by doing something groovy.
As a vulnerability researcher, the greatest barrier I see is our low tolerance for vulnerability. We're almost afraid to be happy. We feel like it's inviting disaster.
He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy.
The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
If I'm not in love, if I'm not with a long term companion, I cannot be happy.
Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness.
I'm not goal oriented so much as I'm constantly aware of what I'm passionate about, and I'm constantly updating the list. I envision many possible futures for myself where I could be happy, so I just try to keep my passions alive.
We're constantly striving for success, fame and comfort when all we really need to be happy is someone or some thing to be enthusiastic about.
