😊 幸せ・幸福

“「To see a world in a grain of sand and a heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour.」”

“「There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.」”

“「Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.」”

“「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.」”

“「The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.」”

“「It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.」”

“「My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive.」”

“「Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier.」”

“「Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.」”

“「Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life.」”

“「The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.」”

“「The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.」”

“「The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it.」”

“「Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination.」”

“「If you are brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.」”

“「Do not cry because it is over, smile because it happened.」”

“「Some have meat and cannot eat. Some have no meat but can eat. We have meat and we can eat, so let the Lord be thanked.」”

“「Happiness, like unhappiness, is a proactive choice.」”

“「The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depend upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily.」”

“「Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.」”

“「Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it is always your choice.」”

“「Trade your expectations for appreciation and the world changes instantly.」”

“「The most common form of despair is not being who you are.」”

“「The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.」”

“「Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle. Happiness never decreases by being shared.」”

“「I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.」”

“「Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act.」”

“「I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.」”

“「Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.」”

“「I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.」”

“「You cannot stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.」”

“「Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.」”

“「Not what we have but what we enjoy constitutes our abundance.」”

“「When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.」”

“「If you see it in your mind, you will hold it in your hand.」”

“「Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back.」”

“「Happiness is not out there for us to find. The reason that it is not out there is that it is inside us.」”

“「I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.」”

“「Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.」”

“「Oh happiness! Our being end and aim! Good, pleasure, ease, content! Whatever thy name.」”

“「Happiness is a warm sunbeam, which may be obscured by the passing cloud of misfortune, but can never be extinguished.」”

“「There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.」”

“「Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.」”

“「Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.」”

“「Life is the dancer and you are the dance.」”

“「People who are satisfied with their lives eventually have even more reason to be satisfied, because happiness leads to desirable outcomes.」”

“「Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product.」”