#happin

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

#besides #direct #drives #happiness #inner

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

— Gyula Krúdy

#life #life

I'm so profoundly happy! Happiness like this is frightening. They only let you be this happy if they're preparing to take something from you" -- Sofia Akrami from The Kite Runner ↗

— Khaled Hosseini

#happiness #life #life

Lalalalalalaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Wonderful music, for it is the music of happiness. ↗

— Unknown

#music #music

You will have fewer regrets in life if you start focusing and taking responsiblity for where you are and where you want to be. ↗

— Deborah Day

#fulfillment #happiness #meaning-of-life #purpose #life

consider the implications. We think we know what we want, but we can never really know until we've got it. And sometimes when we have, we discover we never really wanted it in the first place - but then it's too late ↗

— Alexandra Potter

#wants #wishes #life