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Joy is the happiness of love - love aware of its own inner happiness. Pleasure comes from without, and joy comes from within, and it is, therefore, within reach of everyone in the world.
Sep 10, 2025
A person is never happy till their vague strivings has itself marked out its proper limitations.
If my heart can become pure and simple, like that of a child, I think there probably can be no greater happiness than this.
Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate.
Happiness and virtue rest upon each other; the best are not only the happiest, but the happiest are usually the best.
Luckier than one's neighbor, but still not happy.
Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment, not the gratification of inexhaustible desires for outward things.
Inner happiness actually is the fuel of success.
Happiness radiates like the fragrance from a flower, and draws all good things toward you.
For peace of mind, we need to resign as general manager of the universe.
Some of us might find happiness if we quit struggling so desperately for it.
Understand that there is no relationship between your inner happiness and your inner joy and the outer things that you experience and behold in the world, that it all begins with you, the world is a mirror to your own Self, when you can look at things and feel joy not in the things but in yourself.
Experience praises the most happy the one who made the most people happy.
God much are the truly wealthy. So our inner happiness depends not on what we experience but on the degree of our gratitude to God, Gratitude — the Secret of Life.
If you are curious as to what your future may hold, you can look into a mirror. What is reflecting back? Does a sparkle in your eyes indicate excitement about new adventures and opportunities? Does a smile on your lips portray an inner happiness and abundant goodwill towards others?
Happiness is a continuation of happenings which are not resisted.
Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result.
It is not the place, nor the condition, but the mind alone that can make anyone happy or miserable.
Most people ask for happiness on condition. Happiness can only be felt if you don't set any condition.
For us to feel peace within our hearts while we live here on earth we must be righteous. There is nothing that the world calls fun or pleasurable that can compare to the inner happiness and joy that comes from being righteous, nothing. That may be something you don't think much about, but if you will take time to identify how you feel when you make an unrighteous choice and compare that to how you feel when you make a difficult but righteous choice, you will know what I am talking about.
Growth itself contains the germ of happiness.
Inner # peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your # emotions
The Dalai Lama. He is a very wise man of great inner peace who believes that happiness is the purpose of our lives. Through his teachings and leadership, he continues to make this world a better place in which to live.
Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.
Act happy, feel happy, be happy, without a reason in the world. Then you can love, and do what you will.
Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving.
There is no true healing unless there is a change in outlook, peace of mind and inner happiness
I think happiness is what makes you pretty.
When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life.
Peace starts within each one of us. When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us. When our community is in a state of peace, it can share peace with neighboring communities, and so on. When we feel love and kindness towards others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.
Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness.
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 take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.
All that we are is the result of what we have thought; what we think we become.
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.
They told me I didn't understand the assignment, I told them they didn't understand life.
Happiness lies neither in vice nor in virtue; but in the manner we appreciate the one and the other, and the choice we make pursuant to our individual organization.
Happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don't even remember leaving open.
It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.
When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
No one can find inner peace except by working, not in a self- centered way, but for the whole human family.
There is a criterion by which you can judge whether the thoughts you are thinking and the things you are doing are right for you. The criterion is: Have they brought you inner peace?
Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness.
Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.
Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.
Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values.
It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is.
Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.
When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.
Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.