Pleasure only starts once the worm has got into the fruit, to become delightful happiness must be tainted with poison. Georges Bataille delightfulfruithappiness Change image and share on social
An effort made for the happiness of others lifts above ourselves. Lydia M. Child efforthappinesslift Change image and share on social
One can make no better investment than the cultivation of a taste for the beautiful, for it will bring rainbow hues and enduring joys to the whole life. It will not only greatly increase one's capacity for happiness, but also one's efficiency. Orison Swett Marden beautifulbringcapacity share on social
After the fall of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, Romanians were crazed with happiness. People who never met each other before hugged each other in the streets - convinced that tomorrow things would look different. Then came the many disappointments. Octavian Paler ceausescuconvincecrazed share on social
Happiness isn't a fortune in a cookie. It's deeper, wider, funnier, and more transporting than that. Elvis Costello cookiedeepfortune Change image and share on social
Happiness is the freedom of choice. The freedom to choose where to live, what to do, what to buy, what to sell, from whom, to whom, when and how. Eleni Zaude Gabre-Madhin buychoicechoose Change image and share on social
It takes great wit and interest and energy to be happy. The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish. Robert Herrick accomplishactivityalive Change image and share on social
The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose. John Mason Brown happinesspurposesquander Change image and share on social
Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness. George Santayana beginhappinessknowledge Change image and share on social
Natural life, lived naturally as it is lived in the countryside, has none of that progress which is the base of happiness. Men and women in rural communities can be compared to a spring that rises out of a rock and spreads in irregular ever-widening circles. But the general principle is static. Patrick Kavanagh basecirclecommunity share on social