It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is. Desiderius Erasmus (humanist, born on this day,1469)
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Desire is individual. Happiness is common. Julian Casablancas (musician, born on this day, 1978)
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When what we are is what we want to be, that’s happiness. Malcolm S. Forbes (publisher, born on this day, 1919)
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Life is made up of small pleasures. Happiness is made up of those tiny successes. The big ones come too infrequently. And if you don’t collect all these tiny successes, the big ones don’t really mean anything. Norman Lear (Television producer, born on this day, 1922)
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Yesterday is but a dream, tomorrow but a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day. Sanskrit Proverb
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Life in common among people who love each other is the ideal of happiness. George Sand (female author, born on this day, 1804)
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The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, of unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers. M. Scott Peck (psychologist…Read More
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I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them. John Stuart Mill (philosopher, born on this day, 1806)
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Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life. Omar Kayyam (poet, born on this day, 1131)
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“If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap; if you want happiness for a day, go fishing; if you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune; if you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else.” Chinese Proverb
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