Short quotations about, happiness - Page 2

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Those only are happy who have their…

17 Apr , 2013  

Those only are happy who have their minds fixed on some object other than their own happiness: on the happiness of others, on the improvement of mankind, even on some art or pursuit followed not as a means, but as itself an ideal end. Aiming at something else, they find happiness by the way. Great […]

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Norm Papernick

Those who can laugh without cause h…

17 Apr , 2013  

Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of happiness or have gone stark raving mad. Great short quote and quotation by: Norm Papernick ,

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Thousands of candles can be lighted…

17 Jan , 2012  

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. Great short quote and quotation by: Buddha , Indian philosopher & religious leader (563 BC – 483 BC)

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Chamfort

Tis a good thing to laugh at any ra…

13 Oct , 2011  

Tis a good thing to laugh at any rate, and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness. Great short quote and quotation by: Chamfort ,

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Gustave Flaubert

To be stupid, selfish, and have goo…

13 Oct , 2011  

To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost. Great short quote and quotation by: Gustave Flaubert , French realist novelist (1821 – 1880)

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To be stupid, selfish, and have goo…

13 Oct , 2011  

To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost. Great short quote and quotation by: Gustave Flaubert , French realist novelist (1821 – 1880)

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To be without some of the things yo…

13 Oct , 2011  

To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness. Great short quote and quotation by: Bertrand Russell , British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 – 1970)

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Alanis Morissette

We are taught to be ashamed of conf…

15 Feb , 2011  

We are taught to be ashamed of confusion, anger, fear and sadness, and to me they are of equal value as happiness excitement and inspiration. Great short quote and quotation by: Alanis Morissette , Canadian singer/songwriter (1974 – )

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Maxwell Maltz, Communication Bulletin for Managers & Supervisors, June 2004

We find no real satisfaction or hap…

15 Feb , 2011  

We find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve. Great short quote and quotation by: Maxwell Maltz, Communication Bulletin for Managers & Supervisors, June 2004 ,

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George Bernard Shaw, Candida (1898) act 1

We have no more right to consume ha…

15 Feb , 2011  

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it. Great short quote and quotation by: George Bernard Shaw, Candida (1898) act 1 , Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 – 1950)

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US Declaration of Independence

We hold these truths to be self-evi…

15 Feb , 2011  

We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Great short quote and quotation by: US Declaration of Independence ,

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Friedrich Nietzsche, The Antichrist, section 2

What is good? All that heightens th…

15 Feb , 2011  

What is good? All that heightens the feeling of power in man, the will to power, power itself. What is bad? All that is born of weakness. What is happiness? The feeling that power is growing, that resistance is overcome. Great short quote and quotation by: Friedrich Nietzsche, The Antichrist, section 2 , German philosopher […]

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