quotes about happiness and love

“Be happy with what you have. Be excited about what you want.” ~ Alan Cohen

Happiness is a state where nothing is missing. ~ Naval Ravikant

“The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness.” ~ William Saroyan

“The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage.” ― Carrie Jones

“If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, focus on living fully in the present.” ― Roy T. Bennett

“With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.” ― Max Ehrmann

“The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.” ― Mark Twain

“Stop feeling sorry for yourself and you will be happy.” ~ Stephen Fry

“We are no longer happy so soon as we wish to be happier.” ~ Walter Savage Landor

“We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.” ~ George Bernard Shaw

“Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.” ~ Mother Teresa

“Do not set aside your happiness. Do not wait to be happy in the future. The best time to be happy is always now.” ~ Roy T. Bennett

“Be happy. It’s one way of being wise.” ~ Colette

“Happiness doesn’t depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.” ~ Dale Carnegie

“We are all happy if we but knew it.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“The constant happiness is curiosity.” – Alice Munro

“It's hard not to feel happy when you make someone smile.” ― Roy T. Bennett

“Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting some on yourself.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.” – Oprah Winfrey

“To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.” ~  Albert Camus

“Recognizing and appreciating what you have in life brings happiness.” ~ Invajy

“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

“Happiness is an inside job.” ~ William Arthur Ward

“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.” ~ Marcus Aurelius

“We are born with happiness, joy and fun; Why do we search it outside?” ~ Invajy

“Life will bring you pain all by itself. Your responsibility is to create joy.” ~ Milton Erickson

“People say that money isn’t the key to happiness, but I always figured if you have enough money, you can have a key made.” ~ Joan Rivers

“If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.” ~ Mother Teresa

“Personal happiness lies in knowing that life is not a checklist of acquisition or achievement. Your qualifications are not your life.” ~ J. K. Rowling

Love is a condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own."

-- Robert Heinlein

"Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and others."

-- Unknown

"When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace."

-- Dalai Lama

"Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness."

-- Oliver Wendell Holmes