Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it.
Happy Quotes And Sayings
Happy quotes and sayings can have a powerful effect on us.
While none us need a definition of what happiness is, it still remains one of the most elusive of human desires. And what some people don’t realize is that we have the power within ourselves to seize control of our life and emotions and achieve happiness. Cultivating positive emotions and thinking positive thoughts has been proven to make us feel happier. One thing that can help greatly with this is reading happy quotes and sayings and drawing inspiration from them.
This can give you the inspiration you need to start on the journey to true happiness. So please enjoy browsing our collection of our favorite happy quotes and sayings, and may happiness and contentment be yours.
Quotes About Happiness:
Ashley Montagu Quote – The moments of happiness …
The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It’s not that we seize them, but that they seize us.
Shannon L. Alder Quote – When you are joyful …
When you are joyful, when you say yes to life and have fun and project positivity all around you, you become a sun in the center of every constellation, and people want to be near you.
Charles Spurgeon Quote – It is not how much we have …
It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.
Margaret Young Quote – Often people attempt to live …
Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want, so they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want.
Frederick Keonig Quote – We tend to forget …
We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.
Russell Simmons Quote – As I get, I give …
As I get, I give. Giving as you get is critical. It has everything to do with being happy for yourself, and making others happy is the cause of making yourself happy, and it’s the cycle of giving and getting.
Criss Jami – I’ve come to the point …
I’ve come to the point where I never feel the need to stop and evaluate whether or not I am happy. I’m just ‘being’, and without question, by default, it works.
~ Criss Jami