Happiness Quotes

Here are some of my favourite quotes on happiness:

"A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.” Hugh Downs

“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence” Aristotle

"We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.” Frederick Keonig

“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” Buddha (Hindu Prince Gautama Siddhartha, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.)

“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.” Epictetus

"By all means marry. If you get a good wife you will become happy, and if you get a bad one you will become a philosopher." Socrates (470-399 B.C.)

"A day without laughter is a day wasted."Charlie Chaplin

"And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair." Kahlil Gibran

"It takes seventy-two muscles to frown, but only thirteen to smile." Unknown

"It makes no difference where you go, there you are. And it makes no difference what you have, there's always more to want. Until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy because of what you have." Zig Ziglar

"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows." Helen Keller

"When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace." The Dalai Lama

"To be truly happy and contented, you must let go of what it means to be happy or content." Confucius

---And a truly profound happiness quote by Actor turned Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger!!!

“Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million but I was just as happy when I had $48 million.”