Keep things in perspective with these short inspirational quotes about being happy. Please go through them and reflect on what happiness means to you. Also, about how you want to approach and maintain happiness in your life.
These quotes will help you improve your outlook on happiness. They are positive quotes to live by to stay happy.
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One of the best ways to use these quotes (and quotes in general) is to apply them to yourself. That way, it has more effect and meaning. Turn them into self-affirmations.
Something that will have a more positive impact on your own personal happiness.
Use these quotes to guide what happiness is, and feel free to change them into your own thoughts and words. At the end of the day, we are the ones that truly know what keeps us positive and happy.
Hopefully you find these quotes useful and a good starting point on your life journey.
21 Short Positive Quotes About Being Happy
“Happiness depends upon ourselves.” – Aristotle
“Happiness is an inside job.” – William Arthur Ward
“Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude.” – Joseph Wood Krutch
“If you want to be happy, be.” – Leo Tolstoy
“Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.” – Zhuangzi
“A happy life is one spent in learning, earning, and yearning.” – Lillian Gish
“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.” – Omar Khayyam
“I’m just sitting here trying not to be unhappy.” – Lars Ulrich
“You can be happy where you are.” – Joel Osteen
“Happiness is a direction, not a place.” – Sydney J. Harris
“Not enough people in this world are happy.” – Karen Carpenter
“Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.” – Aeschylus
“Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower.” – John Harrigan
“Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness.” – Richard Bach
“Happiness is your own treasure because it lies within you.” – Prem Rawat
“Happiness is realizing that nothing is too important.” – Antonio Gala
“Happiness is a by-product. You cannot pursue it by itself.” – Sam Levenson
“Whoever is happy will make others happy too.” – Anne Frank
“I am happy and content because I think I am.” – Alain Rene Le Sage
“The most simple things can bring the most happiness.” – Izabella Scorupco
“Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like the violin.” – John Lubbock
Jill Davis, author for Life So Ever
Jill Davis grew up on army bases in the USA and Germany and has spent her adult life on the East Coast. She resides in Virginia where she gets to enjoy lots of hiking trails, kayaking, and other outdoor adventures. No recipe intimidates her and she is always up to try most foods. Her second language is sarcasm and she always looks for the good in life.
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