“ There is indeed a certain sense of gratification when we do a good deed that gives us inward satisfaction, and a generous pride that accompanies a good conscience…These testimonies of a good conscienc… Michel de Montaigne
“ Some people would rather live in a hell they've got used to than in a paradise they've never experienced before. Urania Sarri
“ Honest, open communication is the only street that leads us into the real world... We then begin to grow as never before. And once we are on this road, happiness cannot be far away. John Powell
“ And I don't believe in such a thing as "happily ever after". There's only happily every now and then. I find the hardest trick is to recognize the now-and-thens, and to bask in them when they come. Ha… Cindy Bonner
“ There were times when I lifted my face to the sky, stretched my arms wide to the winter night, and laughed out loud, so happy was I.The memory of it makes me laugh now, but not from happiness.Be caref… Jennifer Donnelly
“ ...so i will greet youin a wayall loved thingsare meant to be greetedwith a tear in my heartand a poem in my eye. Sanober Khan
“ One recipe for happiness is to have to sense of entitlement.' To this she added a star and noted at the bottom of the page: 'This is not a lesson I have ever been in a position to learn. Alan Bennett
“ Do not think that one has to be sad in order to be militant, even though the thing one is fighting is abominable. Michel Foucault
“ Men spend their lives in anticipations,—in determining to be vastly happy at some period when they have time. But the present time has one advantage over every other—it is our own. Past opportunities… Charles Caleb Colton
“ I cannot tell if what the world considers ‘happiness’ is happiness or not. All I know is that when I consider the way they go about attaining it, I see them carried away headlong, grim and obsessed, i… Zhuangzi
“ Today, just take time to smell the roses, enjoy those little things about your life, your family, spouse, friends, job. Forget about the thorns -the pains and problems they cause you - and enjoy life Bernard Kelvin Clive
“ To enlarge the sphere of social happiness is worthy of the benevolent design of a Masonic institution; and it is most fervently to be wished, that the conduct of every member of the fraternity, as wel… George Washington
“ Happiness is good, but well-overrated: what we hate most are the very motivators that put us in gear. A man drifts along with little to contribute until something agitates him enough to make a differe… Criss Jami
“ Life isn't all grand, but it isn't all miserable either. There's both sweet and sour in every day. So why focus on the ugly when you can gaze at what's beautiful? Concentrate on the good. Richelle E. Goodrich
“ You start dying slowly if you do not travel, if you do not read, If you do not listen to the sounds of life, If you do not appreciate yourself.You start dying slowly When you kill your self-esteem; Wh… Martha Medeiros
“ We try to fix the outside so much, but our control of the outer world is limited, temporary, and often, illusory. Matthieu Ricard
“ ...the face has limited space. My mother used to say, if you fill your face with laughing, there will be no more room for crying. Rohinton Mistry
“ The best parts of life are the things we can't plan. And it's a lot harder to find happiness if you're only searching in one place. Sometimes, you just have to throw away the map. Admit that you don't… Cora Carmack
