Top 52 Most Famous Happiness Quotes with Images Ranked by Users

Discover a curated collection of beautiful Happiness Quotes with images. All quotes have been ranked by users.
The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first ti...
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The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time.

This quote means that having a bad memory is actually a benefit, because it allows you to experience the same positive thing multiple times as...
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Man only likes to count his troubles; he doesn’t calculate his happiness.
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Man only likes to count his troubles; he doesn't calculate his happiness.

This quote means that people tend to focus on the negatives in life instead of the positives. They take notice of the problems, difficulties, and...
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I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.
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I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.

This quote means that you should be thankful for the happiness in your life, even if you don’t feel like you deserve it. It is...
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Happiness quite unshared can scarcely be called happiness; it has no taste.
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Happiness quite unshared can scarcely be called happiness; it has no taste.

This quote means that having happiness all to yourself does not really count as true happiness. This is because happiness is meant to be shared...
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And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon.
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And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon.

This phrase is describing a scene involving two people dancing together near a beach at night. They are holding hands and dancing on the sand,...
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So we shall let the reader answer this question for himself: who is the happier man, he who has brav...
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So we shall let the reader answer this question for himself: who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?

This quote is asking which type of person is the happier one: someone who has taken risks and been part of life, or someone who...
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Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.
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Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.

This quote means that it’s important to deal with difficult experiences, feelings, and emotions. You should acknowledge your feelings by crying, forgive yourself and anyone...
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I am not proud, but I am happy; and happiness blinds, I think, more than pride.
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I am not proud, but I am happy; and happiness blinds, I think, more than pride.

This quote is saying that when people feel happy, it can make them ignore their pride. In other words, when people are feeling content and...
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Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God&#821...
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Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.

This quote means that we should be kind and welcoming to everyone we meet. We should express God’s kindness by making sure we have a...
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The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something...
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The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

This quote means that in order to be happy in life, you need three things: something to do (an activity or job to keep you...
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The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.
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The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.

This quote means that one of the best ways to make yourself feel better is to do something to help make someone else feel better....
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All happiness depends on courage and work.
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All happiness depends on courage and work.

This quote means that if you want to be happy, you need to take the initiative to make it happen. You must have the courage...
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It’s like Tolstoy said. Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.
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It's like Tolstoy said. Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.

This quote means that happiness is a symbol, or a representation of something. It can have many different meanings, but it is mainly seen as...
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When the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all...
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When the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies.

This quote is a metaphor explaining how the world’s first laughter created something magical. When the first baby laughed, the sound of its laughter broke...
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please believe that things are good with me, and even when they’re not, they will be soon enou...
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please believe that things are good with me, and even when they're not, they will be soon enough. And i will always believe the same about you.

This quote is saying that it’s important to maintain a positive attitude and to trust that, even when things don’t go as planned, eventually, things...
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Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a p...
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Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.

Letting go means that there are some people in our lives who were important in the past, but who are not going to be part...
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It’s been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firml...
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It's been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will.

This quote means that if you set your mind to something and decide that you will enjoy it, then you can usually find a way...
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Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.
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Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.

This quote suggests that you should take the time to recognize your worth and appreciate yourself. Additionally, you should take the actions necessary to ensure...
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Happiness is holding someone in your arms and knowing you hold the whole world.
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Happiness is holding someone in your arms and knowing you hold the whole world.

This phrase is talking about how being close to someone you care about can make you feel happy. It implies a feeling of being in...
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The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you.
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The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you.

This quote means that once someone has achieved something successful, it can be difficult to find people who genuinely feel happy or proud for them....
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Happiness [is] only real when shared
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Happiness [is] only real when shared

. This quote means that real happiness only comes when it is experienced and shared with others. When someone is alone and happy, they may...
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Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get
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Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get

This quote means that success involves achieving the things you set out to do, while happiness involves feeling content and satisfied with what you have...
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I’ve got nothing to do today but smile.
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I've got nothing to do today but smile.

This phrase means that the person is content with their current situation. They have no major responsibilities or duties to fulfill, so they can enjoy...
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Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination.
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Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination.

This quote means that it is not possible to be both sane and happy at the same time. Sane is often defined as being mentally...
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Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.
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Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.

The quote means that being overly careful when it comes to being in a romantic relationship can actually prevent you from having true happiness. This...
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You can’t be happy unless you’re unhappy sometimes”.
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You can't be happy unless you're unhappy sometimes".

This quote means that in order to appreciate happiness, you need to understand what it is like to be unhappy. Therefore, experiences of unhappiness are...
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Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our sou...
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Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

This quote is saying that we should be thankful to the people in our lives who make us feel happy. Those people are like gardeners,...
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The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open.
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The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open.

This quote is saying that true happiness can only be found when someone is willing to take the risk of showing their true feelings and...
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Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.
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Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.

This quote is talking about finding happiness through having a large and close family in a different city. Having a close-knit family is having a...
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It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you ha...
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It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.

This quote means that your feelings, whether happy or unhappy, are determined by your thoughts. It doesn’t matter what you have, who you are, where...
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No medicine cures what happiness cannot.
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No medicine cures what happiness cannot.

This quote means that no matter how many medications there are, none of them can bring the same kind of contentment and joy that genuine...
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They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, somethin...
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They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.

This quote means that in order to achieve true happiness in life, a person needs three essential things: a loving connection with someone, a purpose...
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You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.
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You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.

This quote means that if you want to guard yourself against feeling sadness, you also need to be careful not to let yourself experience too...
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Happiness is a warm puppy.
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Happiness is a warm puppy.

This quote means that having a pet, like a puppy, can bring you happiness. It is meant to communicate that when you look at a...
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If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
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If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.

This quote means that if more people focused on enjoying things like food, friendship, and music rather than trying to accumulate money and material possessions,...
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When a small child, I thought that success spelled happiness. I was wrong, happiness is like a butte...
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When a small child, I thought that success spelled happiness. I was wrong, happiness is like a butterfly which appears and delights us for one brief moment, but soon flits away.

This quote is saying that when the speaker was a child, they thought that becoming successful would make them happy. But they were wrong –...
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Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when ...
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Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.

This quote means that everyone experiences sadness and sorrow in their life, but these are usually kept hidden from the outside world. People might think...
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Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.
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Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.

This quote is encouraging people to not focus on their age but to focus on the people around them, such as friends. It is suggesting...
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Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
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Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

This means that happiness is not something that can be given to you; it must come from your own efforts. In other words, if you...
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You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never liv...
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You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.

This quote means that searching for the definitions of happiness and life will never lead to actually experiencing them. Happiness and life themselves must be...
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There’s nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore s...
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There's nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons.

This quote means that it can be very satisfying to laugh a lot. Taking deep breaths after laughing is a sign that you had a...
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The Seven Social Sins are: Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Knowledge without chara...
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The Seven Social Sins are: Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Knowledge without character. Commerce without morality. Science without humanity. Worship without sacrifice. Politics without principle.From a sermon given by Frederick Lewis Donaldson in Westminster Abbey, London, on March 20, 1925.

This quote is about the seven social sins. Wealth without work means having money without having to do any work for it – for example,...
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Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
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Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

This quote means that when all the things you think, say and do are in agreement or aligned in a positive way, you will feel...
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Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.
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Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

This quote is saying that happy intelligent people are very uncommon. It suggests that most people who are intelligent (smarter than average) are not necessarily...
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Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
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Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.

Success is achieving your goals. It could mean getting something you have been striving for like a job promotion, a college degree, or a big...
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It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar...
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It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.

This quote means that it is easy to remember a painful experience because it leaves a lasting effect, often in the form of a physical...
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Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
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Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

This quote means that when you set a goal and achieve it, or when you take on a creative task, you will experience feelings of...
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Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.
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Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

This phrase means that if you’re spending time on something that you’re enjoying, then that time is not wasted, even if it’s not productive or...
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Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.
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Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.

This quote means that people control their own happiness. It is up to each person to choose if they are happy or not. If someone...
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Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.
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Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.

This quote means that love is a feeling in which your happiness is connected to making someone else happy. It suggests that you need to...
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For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
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For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

This quote means that when you let your anger take over your thoughts and emotions, you will not be able to be happy for the...
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Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.
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Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

This quote means that we should not be sad or cry when something ends, but instead we should be happy and smile in appreciation that...
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