#happin

It will hurt." said Petra. "But let's make the most of what we have, and not let future pain ruin present happiness. ↗

— Orson Scott Card

#love #pain #shadow-puppets #love

I hate going through this when we just found...," his voice trailed off. "Found what?" "Each other," he finished, half-smiling. ↗

— Markelle Grabo

#happiness #love #together #love

There are few couples as unhappy as those who are too proud to admit their unhappiness. ↗

— P.D. James

#love #pride #unhappiness #love

Everybody in the world is seeking happiness - and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn't depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions. ↗

— Dale Carnegie

#life-lessons #life

Happiness can only be achieved by looking inward & learning to enjoy whatever life has and this requires transforming greed into gratitude. ↗

— John Chrysostom

#happiness #inner-peace #life

The secret of a happy life is respect. Respect for yourself and respect for others. ↗

— Ayad Akhtar

#respect #life

Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness. ↗

— Robertson Davies

#pessimism #unhappiness #life

We learn the inner secret of happiness when we learn to direct our inner drives, our interest and our attention to something besides ourselves. ↗

— Ethel Percy Andrus

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.. she believed a great happiness awaited her somewhere, and for this reason she remained calm as the days flew by. ↗

— Gyula Krúdy

#life #life

There are as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as the other in theyear's course. 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. ↗

— C.G. Jung

#happiness #sadness #life