#happines

Where else," I will say, "does an old turtle crossing the path Make all the difference in the world? ↗

— Patricia MacLachlan

#humor #true-to-life #life

It is always worth itemising happiness, there is so much of the other thing in a life, you had better put down the markers for happiness while you can. ↗

— Sebastian Barry

#happy #life

…for I look upon the Frasers to be about as unhappy as most other married people. ↗

— Jane Austen

#marriage #marriage

Happiness is a conscious choice, not an automatic response. ↗

— Mildred Barthel

#happiness #optimism #attitude

I think that fame removes true happiness. Because when you are famous, people know you for who they think you are and when you are happy, it's because people have met you and see you for who you really are. Of course, if you are not a great person, it's better to be famous. But if you have greatness, it's better to not be famous. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#fame #greatness #happiness #inspirational #inspirational-attitude

Have you noticed how nobody ever looks up? Nobody looks at chimneys, or trees against the sky, or the tops of buildings. Everybody just looks down at the pavement or their shoes. The whole world could pass them by and most people wouldn't notice. ↗

— Julie Andrews Edwards

#happiness #inspirational #observation #optimism #umbrellas

Every day, you get the opportunity to change your life. Change what you do not want. Change what makes you unhappy. ↗

— Rodolfo Costa

#attitude #awareness #happiness #opportunity #optimism

The invisible people knew that happiness is not the natural state of mankind, and is never achieved from the outside in. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#mankind #nature

When we give freely, we feel full and complete; when we withhold, we feel small, petty, impotent, and lacking. We are meant to learn this great truth, that giving fulfills us, while withholding and trying to get causes us to feel empty and even more needy. This truth runs counter to our programming, which drives us to try to get something from others to fulfill our neediness, only to end up even more needy, grasping, lacking, and unfulfilled. ↗

— Gina Lake

#giving #giving-love #happiness #inspirational-attitude #love

In my ninety-plus years, I have learned a secret. I have learned that when good men and good women face challenges with optimism, things will always work out! Truly, things always work out! Despite how difficult circumstances may look at the moment, those who have faith and move forward with a happy spirit will find that things always work out. ↗

— Gordon B. Hinckley

#happiness #optimism #trials #faith