While television is a good servant, it's a bad master. It can swallow up huge quantities of our lives without much happiness bang for the buck. Gretchen Rubin badbangbuck Change image and share on social
Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul. Democritus dwellgoldhappiness Change image and share on social
Happiness is a sunbeam which may pass through a thousand bosoms without losing a particle of its original ray; nay, when it strikes on a kindred heart, like the converged light on a mirror, it reflects itself with redoubled brightness. It is not perfected till it is shared. Jane Porter bosombrightnessconverge share on social
I think happiness is a choice. If you feel yourself being happy and can settle in to the life choices you make, then it's great. It's really, really great. I swear to God, happiness is the best makeup. Drew Barrymore choicefeelgod share on social
Happiness is a virtue, not its reward. Baruch Spinoza happinessrewardvirtue Change image and share on social
To think the world therefore a general Bedlam, or place of madmen, and oneself a physician, is the most necessary point of present wisdom: an important imagination, and the way to happiness. Thomas Traherne bedlamgeneralhappiness Change image and share on social
Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it makes some virtues impracticable, and others extremely difficult. Samuel Johnson destroydifficultenemy share on social
The women I know who have children and have careers, they seem to be very happy. They love their children and they love their jobs. But happiness comes out of being willing to do your work in your twenties to find out who you are, what you love. Candace Bushnell careerchildfind share on social
Joy can only be real if people look upon their life as a service and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness. Leo Tolstoy definitehappinessjoy Change image and share on social
It's up to you to be responsible for how you feel if you're not happy. Your happiness lies in your hands. You can't rely on a man to make you happy or complete you. That starts with you. Taraji P. Henson completefeelhand Change image and share on social
