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" The man who is aware of himself is henceforward independent; and he is never bored, and life is only too short, and he is steeped through and through with a profound yet temperate happiness. "

Virginia Woolf

Short

Happiness

Independent

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" Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool. "

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Compassion

Fool

" If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. "

" There is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. "

" Altruism raises your mood because it raises your self-esteem, which increases happiness. Plus, giving to others gets you outside of yourself and distracts you from your problems. "

" Whenever you choose power over love, you will never find true happiness. "

" The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom. "

" Mental fight means thinking against the current, not with it. It is our business to puncture gas bags and discover the seeds of truth. "

" Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved. "

" The most exciting happiness is the happiness generated by forces beyond your control. "

" I equate physical activity with happiness not just from the perspective of producing endorphins but also from the perspective of really moving through emotions and getting stagnant energy to move through our body. "

" Happiness is composed of misfortunes avoided. "

" In a democracy, the well-being, individuality and happiness of every citizen is important for the overall prosperity, peace and happiness of the nation. "

" The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions - the little, soon forgotten charities of a kiss or a smile, a kind look or heartfelt compliment. "

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Kind

Happiness

Smile

" Happiness is working with Jack Lemmon. "

" When you're happy you find pure joy in your life. There are no regrets in this state of happiness - and that's a goal worth striving for in all areas of your life. "

" My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations. "

" A good essay must have this permanent quality about it; it must draw its curtain round us, but it must be a curtain that shuts us in not out. "

Virginia Woolf

Quality

Essay

" True happiness... is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. "

" There is no such thing as the pursuit of happiness, but there is the discovery of joy. "

" Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I will tell you how old you are, and I shall know if you are happy. "

Henri Frederic Amiel

Know

Happiness

" To describe happiness is to diminish it. "

" It's pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed. "

" I think people should know more of Africa in terms of its joie de vivre, its feeling for life. In spite of the images that one knows about Africa - the economic poverty, the corruption - there's a joy to living and a happiness in community, living together, in community life, which may be missing here in America. "

" Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. "

" Low expectations is the key to happiness in life. "

" Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you do, you'll be successful. "