Philosophy

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Quotes on happiness...

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. Mahatma Gandhi

Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears  John Lennon

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know!  Ernest Hemingway

Happiness sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you’d left open!  John Barrymore

One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats. Iris Murdoch

Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet!  Roger Miller

Happiness is good health and poor memory!  Albert Schweitzer

Remember this, very little is needed to make a happy life." Marcus Aurelius

In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag. W. H. Auden

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Try to make at least one person happy every day. If you cannot do a kind deed, speak a kind word. If you cannot speak a kind word, think a kind thought. Count up, if you can, the treasure of happiness that you would dispense in a week, in a year, in a lifetime! Lawrence G. Lovasik

Happiness cannot be travelled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude. Denis Waitley

Happiness is a strange notion. I am just not made for it.  It has never been a goal of mine. I do not think in those terms.  Werner Herzog

Happiness is cuddling up on the sofa, watching something recorded.  Kay Curram  age 9

I find happiness in animals, tea and peanut butter with jam.  Stephen McLaren

Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.  Mary Lou Retton

The most beautiful thing about you is your smile.

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Live in the moment, it's all we really have.

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Sometimes, a smile makes all the difference.

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