#pines

They've got no idea what happiness is, they don't know that without this love there is no happiness or unhappiness for us--there is no life. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

#love #life

Life is not a PG feel-good movie. Real life often ends badly. Literature tries to document this reality, while showing us it is still possible for us to endure nobly. ↗

— Matthew Quick

#feelings-of-weakness #happiness #life #literature #movie

Pierre was right when he said that one must believe in the possibility of happiness in order to be happy, and I now believe in it. Let the dead bury the dead, but while I'm alive, I must live and be happy. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

#life #life

Happiness does not come from without, it comes from within ↗

— Helen Keller

#life #love #life

You have a unique gift to offer this world. Be true to yourself, be kind to yourself, read and learn about everything that interests you and keep away from people who bring you down. When you treat yourself kindly and respect the uniqueness of those around you, you will be giving this world an amazing gift... YOU! ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#be-yourself #happiness #inspirational #kindness #motivational

Happiness is a risk. If you're not a little scared, then you're not doing it right. ↗

— Sarah Addison Allen

#life #risk #life

...because if you can make yourself happy in the rain then you're doing pretty alright in life. ↗

— David Levithan

#life

The purpose of life is the expansion of happiness. ↗

— Deepak Chopra

#happiness #life #purpose #quote #quotes

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