Inspirational Quotes About Happiness

Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.

The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does.

Happiness is an inside job. Don’t assign anyone else that much power over your life.

You are the only person on Earth who can use your abilities.

Don’t wait for happiness—create it.

Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against your challenges.

The happiest people don’t have the best of everything, they make the best of everything.

Happiness is letting go of what you think your life should look like and enjoying it for everything that it is.

Peace begins with a smile.

If you want to be happy, be.

Gratitude turns what we have into enough.

Rejoice in the little things, for every moment matters.

When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength.

Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.

Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings hope for the future, and gives peace for today.

Happiness is a warm cup of tea and a good book—and knowing how lucky you are to have them.

Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more.

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.

Feeling grateful and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

Start each day with a grateful heart.

Count your blessings, not your problems.

Happiness is a choice, not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy.

You have the ability to change your story. Choose joy.

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness.

It’s not happy people who are thankful. It’s thankful people who are happy.

You can’t control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you.

Choose to be optimistic. It feels better.

Wherever you are, be all there.

Happiness is not a destination, it’s a way of traveling.

Every day is a new opportunity to choose joy.

Decide to be happy today. No exceptions.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

Simplicity is the essence of happiness.

The simplest things are often the truest.

Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.

Happiness is often the result of being too busy to be unhappy.

Live simply. Give generously. Love deeply.

True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating, and the inspiration of achievement.

The best things in life are free — laughter, love, and time with family.

Nature does not hurry, yet everything gets accomplished.

Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast—you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.

Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.

The happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.

Do more of what makes you happy. Less of what doesn't.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.

We rise by lifting others.

There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

In a world where you can be anything, be kind.

Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.

Wear kindness like a crown. It suits you best.

One kind word can warm three winter months.

Spread love wherever you go. Let no one come to you without leaving happier.

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

Stars can’t shine without darkness.

Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming it.

Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day.

Joy is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

Happiness can be found even when things seem impossible.

Fall seven times, stand up eight.

Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.

The sun will rise and we will try again.

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.

Family is not an important thing, it’s everything.

Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: What! You too? I thought I was the only one.

The best mirror is an old friend.

Good friends are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they’re always there.

Happiness is being able to spend time with the people who make you laugh the most.

Let us be grateful for the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

Love isn’t something you find. Love is something that finds you.

Nothing brings people closer than shared joy.

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.

Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.

Be happy in the moment, that’s enough.

This very moment is the perfect teacher.

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have.

Happiness is here and now. Forget the rest.

Life is available only in the present moment.

Breathe. It’s just this moment. You’re okay.

Each moment is a fresh beginning.

Stop chasing the clock and enjoy the moment.

The key to being happy is knowing you have the power to choose what to accept and what to let go.

Today is a good day because I choose to make it one.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate.

Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.

He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.

Find out who you are and do it on purpose.

Living without purpose is like drifting in the ocean with no destination.

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.

Happiness is being engaged in meaningful work.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.

When you know your purpose, you know your power.

Purpose fuels passion. Passion fuels joy.

Do what you love and love what you do.