Life is a wonderful adventure that should be enjoyed to the fullest every day. The fact that life is a wonderful gift does not, however, imply that you always wake up ready to grasp the day. We could all use a little inspiration and encouragement these days, whether it comes in the form of a humorous saying from a well-known celebrity or a piece of motivating advice about giving it you are all from a successful businessperson. Enjoy these uplifting quotes about happiness and being happy to get you started on your quest to find happiness and contentment in life.
Best Happy Life Quotes
Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today. James Dean
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness. Frank Tyger
Be happy with what you have. Be excited about what you want. Alan Cohen
Life is a journey, and if you fall in love with the journey, you will be in love forever. Peter Hagerty
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou
Much of the stress that people feel doesn't come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they've started. David Allen
We forge the chains we wear in life. Charles Dickens
Everything is a gift of the universe--even joy, anger, jealousy, frustration, or separateness. Everything is perfect either for our growth or our enjoyment. Ken Keyes Jr.
There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands. You seek problems because you need their gifts. Richard Bach
If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes. Andrew Carnegie
Famous Happy Life Quotes
Tension is who you think you should be, relaxation is who you are. Chinese Proverb
For me, it is sufficient to have a corner by my hearth, a book, a friend, and a nap undisturbed by creditors or grief. Fernandez de Andrada
You cannot judge what should bring others joy, and others cannot judge what should bring you joy. Alan Cohen
The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them. Bernard M. Baruch
If you start to think the problem is 'out there,' stop yourself. That thought is the problem. Stephen Covey
Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn, or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude. Denis Waitley
Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling. Margaret Lee Runbeck
Security is when everything is settled and nothing can happen to you; security is the denial of life. Germaine Greer
Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it. Greg Anderson
Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. Buddha
Popular Happy Life Quotes
In our lives, change is unavoidable, loss is unavoidable. In the adaptability and ease with which we experience change, lies our happiness and freedom. Buddha
Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is. Mary Anne Roadacher-Hershey
You never regret being kind. Nicole Shepherd
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Ben Franklin
Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future. Paul Boese
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly. Buddha
True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. Helen Keller
Money is neither my god nor my devil. It is a form of energy that tends to make us more of who we already are, whether it's greedy or loving. Dan Millman
The need for forgiveness is an illusion. There is nothing to forgive. Rachel England
Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting. Bernard Meltzer
Beautiful Happy Life Quotes
Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many--not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. Charles Dickens
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 to take things as they come along with patience and equanimity. Carl Jung
He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe. Marcus Aurelius
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. Dalai Lama
When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us. Helen Keller
Happiness is not having what you want. It is appreciating what you have. Unknown
True happiness...arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self. Joseph Addison
Happiness is that state of consciousness that proceeds from the achievement of one's values. Ayn Rand
Most of us are just about as happy as we make up our minds to be. William Adams
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. Dale Carnegie
Positive Life Quotes
We can have peace if we let go of wanting to change the past and wanting to control the future. Lester Levinson
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. Winston Churchill
Money doesn't bring happiness and creativity. Your creativity and happiness brings money. Sam Rosen
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. Carl Jung
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Reinhold Niebuhr
I am not bound to win, I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to the light I have. Abraham Lincoln
There is no stress in the world, only people thinking stressful thoughts and then acting on them. Dr. Wayne Dyer
We all get report cards in many different ways, but the real excitement of what you're doing is in the doing of it. It's not what you're gonna get in the end--it's not the final curtain--it's really in the doing it, and loving what you're doing. Ralph Lauren
During movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you. Deepak Chopra
Success at the highest level comes down to one question: Can you decide that your happiness can come from someone else's success? Bill Walton
Happiness Life Quotes
If you can, you take the most important step towards becoming a great leader.
There is only one thing more painful than learning from experience and that is not learning from experience. Archibald McLeish
Once you do something you love, you never have to work again. Willie Hill
Anything in life that we don't accept will simply make trouble for us until we make peace with it. Shakti Gawain
The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character. Margaret Chase Smith
Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom. Soren Kierkegaard
Do what you have always done and you'll get what you have always got. Sue Knight
The happiness of life is made up of the little charities of a kiss or smile, a kind look, or a heartfelt compliment. Samuel Taylor Coleridge