Happiness
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When we adopt a dog or any pet, we know it is going to end with us having to say goodbye, but we still do it. And we do it for a very good reason: They bring so much joy and optimism and happiness. They attack every moment of every day with that attitude.
A happy life consists in tranquillity of mind.
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.
Curiosity is one of the great secrets of happiness.
Success is getting and achieving what you want. Happiness is wanting and being content with what you get.
A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.
Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.
Life in common among people who love each other is the ideal of happiness.
To find out what one is fitted to do, and to secure an opportunity to do it, is the key to happiness.
Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits.
Being happy is of the utmost importance. Success in anything is through happiness.
Happiness is dependent on self-discipline. We are the biggest obstacles to our own happiness. It is much easier to do battle with society and with others than to fight our own nature.
Happiness is a critical factor for work, and work is a critical factor for happiness. In one of those life-isn't-fair results, it turns out that the happy outperform the less happy. Happy people work more hours each week — and they work more in their free time, too.
Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to go shopping.
When I was growing up, I don't remember being told that America was created so that everyone could get rich. I remember being told it was about opportunity and the pursuit of happiness. Not happiness itself, but the pursuit.
A wise woman recognizes when her life is out of balance and summons the courage to act to correct it, she knows the meaning of true generosity, happiness is the reward for a life lived in harmony, with a courage and grace.
Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.
When ambition ends, happiness begins.
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