Quotations about Joy and Happiness III

Put your heart, mind, intellect and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success. Sivanda, Swami

Fun has a sacred dimension. Diaz, Adriana

It is extraordinary how extraordinary the ordinary person is. Will George S

The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware. Miller, Henry

To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand. Ortega Y Gasset, Jose

Life is playfulness... we need to play so that we can rediscover the magical around us.
Colao, Flora

Today I live in the quiet, joyous expectation of good. Holmen, Ernest

More important than talent, strength, or knowledge is the ability to laugh at yourself and enjoy the pursuit of your dreams. Grant, Amy

When you delight in the game, the effort seems unimportant. Anonymous

When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight. Gibran, Kahlil

Be intent upon the perfection of the present day. Law, William

A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him.
Kierkegaard, Soren

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
Parton, Dolly

Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. Roosvelt, Eleanor

We learn the inner secret of happiness when we learn to direct our inner drives, our interest and our attention to something outside ourselves. Andrus, Ethel Perry

Happiness is like jam. You can't spread even a little without getting some on yourself.
Anonymous

Only when one is connected to one's inner core is one connected to others. And, for me, the core, the inner spring, can best be re-found through solitude. Lindbergh, Anne Morrow

People deal too much with the negative, what is wrong.... Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom. Hanh, Thich Nhat

There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
Gibran, Kahlil

Oftentimes in denying yourself pleasure you do but store the desire in the recesses of your being. Gibran, Kahlil

Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a matter of traveling.
Runbeck, Margaret

The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise man grows it under his feet.
Openhelm, James

Your body is precious. It is our vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care.
Buddha

Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
Borge, Victor