Various definitions of happiness....
and please feel free to submit some of your own to add to this list :)
Finding happiness is like finding yourself. You don't find happiness; you make happiness. You choose happiness. Self-actualization is a process of discovering who you are, who you want to be and paving the way to happiness by doing what brings YOU the most meaning and contentment to your life over the long run.
This definition of happiness by David Leonhardt, The Happy Guy
True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
This famous quote on happiness by Helen Keller
You will never be happier than you expect. To change your happiness, change your expectation.
This famous happiness quote by Bette Davis
Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords.
This quote on happiness by Samuel Johnson
Happiness is man's greatest aim in life. Tranquility and rationality are the cornerstones of happiness.
The meaning of happiness according to Epicurus
"Happiness depends upon achievement of personally significant goals and leading a balanced life."
Michael from Worcestershire, England
"Happiness is the ultimate realization that everything was, and is, exactly as it should be."
Paul from The Netherlands
Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.
This happy thought by speaker Og Mandino
Happiness is contagious...when you reflect happiness, and then all others around you catch the happy bug and are happy, too.
This definition of happiness by author Jennifer Leese
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
This definition of happiness by Mahatma Gandhi
Happiness is an inner state of well-being. A state of well being enables you to profit from your highest: thoughts, wisdom, intelligence, common sense, emotions, health, and spiritual values in your life.
This happy thought by Lionel Ketchian.
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
This happy quote by Thich Nhat Hanh
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.
This happiness quote by Hugh Downs
Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.
This happiness definition by Aristotle
Money can't buy you happiness, but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.
This quote on happiness by Spike Milligan
Happiness ain't a thing in itself--it's only a contrast with something that ain't pleasant.
This definition of happiness by Mark Twain in Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven
Let's define happiness as a feeling of contentment created when all of one's physical, emotional, psychological, intellectual and spiritual needs have been gratified.
This definition of happiness excerpted from 12 Steps 2 Self Esteem
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