Best Happiness Quotes to Inspire, Uplift & Motivate You Every Day

“Still others reflected on how quickly the food could be snatched from a man's table, or the child from a woman's breast, or the wife from a man's bedcloset, that no strength of grasp could hold these goods in place. And others remarked to themselves how sweet these goods were, in spite of that, and saw that pleasure lost in every moment is pleasure lost forever.”

“The more death, the more birth. People are entering, others are exiting. The cry of a baby, the mourning of others. When others cry, the other are laughing and making merry. The world is mingled with sadness, joy, happiness, anger, wealth, poverty, etc.”

“WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN YOU FEEL WARM AND CONTENT AND WISH THINGS WOULD STAY THAT WAY?”

“Being unable to cure death, wretchedness and ignorance, men have decided, in order to be happy, not to think about such things.”

“[Letter to his wife, Natalia Sedova]”

“I want that. I want that awful intense and serious unhappiness, cos then I might feel better, and then I might be happy.”

“The most detestable wickedness, the most horrid cruelties, and the greatest miseries, that have afflicted the human race have had their origin in this thing called revelation, or revealed religion. It has been the most dishonourable belief against the character of the divinity, the most destructive to morality, and the peace and happiness of man, that ever was propagated since man began to exist. It is better, far better, that we admitted, if it were possible, a thousand devils to roam at large, and to preach publicly the doctrine of devils, if there were any such, than that we permitted one such impostor and monster as Moses, Joshua, Samuel, and the Bible prophets, to come with the pretended word of God in his mouth, and have credit among us.”

“I love these geese. They make my chest tight and full and help me believe that things will be all right again, that I will pass through this time as I have passed through other times, that the vast and threatening blank ahead of me is a mere specter, that life is lighter and more playful than I’m giving it credit for. But right on the heels of that feeling, that suspicion that all is not yet lost, comes the urge to tell my mother, tell her that I am okay today, that I have felt something close to happiness, that I might still be capable of feeling happy. She will want to know that. But I can't tell her. That's the wall I always slam into on a good morning like this. My mother will be worrying about me, and I can't tell her that I'm okay.”

“Call no man happy, said Shadow, until he is dead”

“Whenever I see an ambulance, I like to think there is a baby being born, rather than a death.”

“Come here, let me share a bit of wisdom with you.”

“You start dying slowly”

“Because children grow up, we think a child's purpose is to grow up. But a child's purpose is to be a child. Nature doesn't disdain what lives only for a day. It pours the whole of itself into the each moment. We don't value the lily less for not being made of flint and built to last. Life's bounty is in its flow, later is too late. Where is the song when it's been sung? The dance when it's been danced? It's only we humans who want to own the future, too. We persuade ourselves that the universe is modestly employed in unfolding our destination. We note the haphazard chaos of history by the day, by the hour, but there is something wrong with the picture. Where is the unity, the meaning, of nature's highest creation? Surely those millions of little streams of accident and wilfulness have their correction in the vast underground river which, without a doubt, is carrying us to the place where we're expected! But there is no such place, that's why it's called utopia. The death of a child has no more meaning than the death of armies, of nations. Was the child happy while he lived? That is a proper question, the only question. If we can't arrange our own happiness, it's a conceit beyond vulgarity to arrange the happiness of those who come after us.”

“Something dark and unseen”

“… if I wanted inner peace and happiness, it had to come from me.”

“Be grateful for what you have, for gratitude is the seed of happiness.”

“Most people feel if they could only get enough money, then life would finally be enjoyable, but I can promise you it doesn't work that way.”

“There’s a thin line between letting something fuck you up and letting it free you up. You can let something fuck you up or you can let it free you up but you can’t do both. If you’re letting something fuck you up right now, you’re not letting it free you up and if you’re letting it free you up right now, you’re not letting it fuck you up. So which is it?”

“The root of your problem is not your past. The root of your problem is your perception of your past.”

“Have a GOAL to keep the following 5-‘H’ OUT of your life”

“Everyone gets an ending. Whether or not it's happy is up to them.”

“Too many people these days actively seek out reasons to be unhappy. Even the happiest of us can find something to be miserable about if we look for it. So, why not flip the script? Focus on the good stuff, practice gratitude, and see how your life changes.”

“Life is moving much too fast.”

“If you want to make a difference, you must live like no one else and strive to achieve goals that others view as impossible to reach.”

“Give up smoking cold turkey. Start a diet in the next 5 min. Accept that job right away. Life can be beautiful without planning!”

“Don't interpret anything too much. This is time waster number 1.”

“If you have time to whine then you have time to find solution.”

“Life is too short for negativity. Focus all your energy to create happiness.”

“Life always gives us another change: It's called "To Move On".”

“It’s the ‘everyday’ experiences we encounter along the journey to who we wanna be that will define who we are when we get there.”