the pursuit of happiness” during negotiations of the drafting of the Declaration, as a way to negate the black slaves’ right to property.

Money does not buy you happiness, but lack of money certainly buys you misery.

Be kind to all and trust all. If you do so, only a few will break your trust.

Happiness, or misery, is in the mind. It is the mind that lives.

I want to be the ‘WHY’ behind your happiness.

Do we not see the influence we have when we say we believe in one thing, but our children see us living something else? Do we not realize how little we encourage our children to...

Don’t aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it...

Promise YourselfTo be so strong that nothingcan disturb your peace of mind.To talk health, happiness, and prosperityto every person you meet.To make all your friends feelthat there is something in themTo look at the sunny...

Adversity could be an advantage in the future. To be a success, take the advantage of adversity whenever possible.

Joy weathers any storm: Happiness rides the waves.

It was that impossible thing: happiness that does not wilt to reveal the thin shoots of some new desire rising from within it.

Scars are the awards of success, not the medals.

Resistance to change” is our fine ability to create reasons to crib and criticize.

I think, Mother, that’s a tad extreme.

Sometimes it just feels really really wonderful to be alive.

I became aware of just how fleeting the sense of happiness was, and how flimsy its basis: a warm restaurant after having come in from the rain, the smell of food and wine, interesting conversation,...

I may have had moments of regret in my life, but you know, they wouldn’t add up to an hour.

Thought is the supreme power. The right question will have the right answer.

Nothing can illustrate these observations more forcibly, than a recollection of the happy conjuncture of times and circumstances, under which our Republic assumed its rank among the Nations; The foundation of our Empire was not...

The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. The cure for it is occupation, because occupation means pre-occupation; and the pre-occupied person is neither happy...

It is too late for me to learn your wisdom in this matter. From the time I knew aught, I have lived with a knight and his lady whose love lit and warmed the dark...

Volunteering to help others is the right thing to do, and it also boosts personal happiness; a review of research by the Corporation for National and Community Service shows that those who aid the causes...

Success is defined, not by what you achieve in life, but by what you do for others without expectations.

There is nothing worse for the lying soul than the mirror of reality.

…because if you can make yourself happy in the rain then you’re doing pretty alright in life.

Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal that will make this world a better place for future generations.

Through my choices and actions, I have learned the most effective way of speaking to God is without saying a word.

It’s like Tolstoy said. Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.

You will find the peace, not by looking outside, but by changing your thoughts, feelings and perception inside.

Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you...

Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure. It is for them alone to point out what we ought to do, as well as to determine what we shall...

Love is divine and peaceful but hate is devilish and dreadful. So love everyone without judging them, you will be in peace always.

Too much of anything is not good. But I love her too much.

The only duty you owe is to yourself and to your family.The duty you owe to yourself is to do the best you can, and the duty you owe to your family is to endeavor...

To promote peace, promote understanding. To promote understanding, promote love.

I feel like people are so accustomed to comfort…now in days the truth to things is uncomfortable, so people avoid it. & sugarcoat things into a lie.. Sometimes the truth may be insensitive but I...

If you close your mind to the endless possibilities of dreams yet to be fulfilled, and allow your heart to grow cold, merely due to the fear of it being broken yet again . ....

Let us plant the seeds of love and harmony.Peace tree will grow and will vanish agony. Let us plant the seeds of trust and kindness.Children’s will bloom with joy and happiness.Let us plants the seeds...

Be consistent in your dedication to showing your gratitude to others. Gratitude is a fuel, a medicine, and spiritual and emotional nourishment.

Happiness is an illusion, Natalie. It doesn’t actually exist.””Of course it does,” I said. “It’s what you feel when you’re not sad.””That’s unconsciousness. And I’m pretty sure that I’m miserable when I am unconscious, too.

The world will see the peace when we will understand that there are no enemies but there are friends who don’t understand me.

You think that just because a person doesn’t question the way the system works that means they agree with it? And if they do agree that must mean they’re happy? Are you happy?

Don’t ever think that life is unfair. People may be different in status and identity, but what matters most is your personality. God created all humans with equal love and attention. In times that you...

Happiness is good, but well-overrated: what we hate most are the very motivators that put us in gear. A man drifts along with little to contribute until something agitates him enough to make a difference,...

21st Century Managers must change their thinking because they are now in the business of managing Mindsets & thinking, which impacts actions and behaviors.

A birthday is a glorious day filled with good laughter, gladness and great memories.

To change yourself, change the perception and mindset.

Anyone who recommends attention to the moment as a prescription for grateful wonder is only telling half the truth. To be happy one must pay attention, but to be unhappy one must also have paid...

God has created all things for good; all things for their greatest good; everything for its own good. What is the good of one is not the good of another; what makes one man happy...

Reality is perceptual misinterpretation. To change reality, change your perception.