"The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved, loved for ourselves, or rather loved in spite of ourselves."

Hugo, Victor | Self-love | 24 bookmarks

"Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking."

Aurelius, Marcus | Thoughts and Thinking | 4 bookmarks

"Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates."

Bruyere, Jean De La | Grief | 2 bookmarks

"Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity."

Jung, Carl | Happiness | 4 bookmarks

"Make your life a happy one. That is where success is possible to every man."

Powell, Robert | Life and Living | 2 bookmarks

"Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed. which give happiness. Thomas Jefferson We never enjoy perfect happiness; our most fortunate successes are mingled with sadness; some anxieties always perplex the reality of our satisfaction."

James, William | Happiness | 2 bookmarks

"Happiness depends more on how life strikes you than on what happens."

Rooney, Andy | Happiness | 1 bookmarks

"The pursuit of happiness is the chase of a life time."

Unknown, Source | Happiness | 1 bookmarks

"Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved."

Hugo, Victor | Happiness | 5 bookmarks

"Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life."

Hills, Burton | Happiness | 2 bookmarks