Happiness and Joy

The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time…

You pray in your distress and in your need; you might also pray in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance.

Love the life you live, live the life you love.

Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible.

For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

Don't worry about a thing, 'cause every little thing gonna be all right.

When you are sincerely pleased, you are nourished.

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved for ourselves.

The soul should always stand ajar. Ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.

There are two ways to spread happiness; either be the light who shines it or be the mirror who reflects it.

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.

She was a girl who knew how to be happy even when she was sad. And that’s important—you know.

I have decided to be happy, because it's good for my health.

Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure, nor this thing nor that, but simply growth. We are happy when we are growing.

All the windows of my heart I open to the day.

And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh.

Never fear spoiling children by making them too happy. Happiness is the atmosphere in which all good affections grow.

When one loves somebody, everything is clear—where to go, what to do—it all takes care of itself and one doesn’t have to ask anybody about anything.

Whatever a man’s age may be, he can reduce it several years by putting a bright-colored flower in his buttonhole.

The most manifest sign of wisdom is continued cheerfulness.

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.

The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.

Don’t wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you’ve got to make yourself.

Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress.