Happiness Quotes, page 12

“Be full of sorrow so that you may become a hill of joy; weep so that you may break into laughter.”

“Why should I be unhappy? Every parcel of my being is in full bloom.”

“I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.”

“Never let the sadness of your past and the fear of your future ruin the happiness of your present.”

“Some stranger somewhere still remembers you because you were kind to them when no one else was.”

“Stop trying to be happy. You can't be happy all the time, and it's okay.”

“Nothing which life has to offer is worth the price of worry.”

“Enjoy every bit of your life to the fullest. Your compromises and sacrifices will be rewarded.”

“Never keep people in your life who don't love and respect you as much as you love and respect them.”

“Don't be scared because you don't have all the answers right away. Learn through your experiences and find your own way to happiness.”

“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”

“Most people are as happy as they want to be.”

“The power of hope upon human exertion and happiness is wonderful.”

“Laughter is the joyous, universal evergreen of life.”

“Why don't you laugh? If I did not laugh I should die, and you need this medicine as much as I do.”

“My father taught me to work, but not to love it. I never did like to work, and I don't deny it. I'd rather read, tell stories, crack jokes, talk, laugh — anything but work.”

“Whatever woman may cast her lot with mine—should any ever do so—I intend to do all in my power to make her happy and contented. Nothing would make me more unhappy than to fail in the effort.”

“If we have no friends, we have no pleasure; if we have them, we are sure to lose them, and be doubly pained by the loss.”

“Remember, my friend, to enjoy your planning as well as your accomplishments; life is too short for negative energy.”

“The measure of the moral worth of a man is his happiness. The better the man, the more happiness. Happiness is the synonym of well-being.”

“There is 'what is' only when there is no comparing; to live with 'what is' is to be peaceful.”

“Devote yourself to self-sufficiency. Do not depend on others' external ratings for your happiness.”

“The happiness that is derived from excitement is like a brilliant fire—soon it will go out.”

“A person cannot forget someone who is good to them.”

“And it was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of us, and all of us! And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God bless Us, Every One!”

“Remembrance, like a candle, burns brightest at Christmastime.”

“A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to the world!”

“For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child himself.”

“There seems a magic in the very name of Christmas.”

“Christmas may not bring a single thing; still, it gives me a song to sing.”