What we call happiness in the strictest sense comes from the (preferably sudden) satisfaction of needs which have been dammed up to a high degree.

The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.

Man falls from the pursuit of the ideal of plan living and high thinking the moment he wants to multiply his daily wants. Man's happiness really lies in contentment.

Satisfaction of one's curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.

Being happy is of the utmost importance. Success in anything is through happiness.

Perfect happiness is a beautiful sunset, the giggle of a grandchild, the first snowfall. It's the little things that make happy moments, not the grand events. Joy comes in sips, not gulps.

Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little.

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

Contentment does not come from achievement. It comes from a relationship with the Lord.

Happiness is a matter of one's most ordinary and everyday mode of consciousness being busy and lively and unconcerned with self.

You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.

Every goal, every action, every thought, every feeling one experiences, whether it be consciously or unconsciously known, is an attempt to increase one's level of peace of mind.

The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.

Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.

Happiness, to some, elation; Is, to others, mere stagnation.

This happiness consisted of nothing else but the harmony of the few things around me with my own existence, a feeling of contentment and well-being that needed no changes and no intensification.

Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life.

Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.

Success is getting and achieving what you want. Happiness is wanting and being content with what you get.

Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.

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

Happiness, contentment, the health and growth of the soul, depend, as men have proved over and over again, upon some simple issue, some single turning of the soul.

Happiness is the reward we get for living to the highest right we know.

When you're happy you find pure joy in your life. There are no regrets in this state of happiness - and that's a goal worth striving for in all areas of your life.

True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.

True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it. It is arduous and it is rare.

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

Life finds its purpose and fulfillment in the expansion of happiness.

Happiness is one thing, and I've had it my whole life - that's family.

Sad will be the day for any man when he becomes contented with the thoughts he is thinking and the deeds he is doing - where there is not forever beating at the doors of his soul some great desire to do something larger; which he knows he was meant and made to do.

True humility is contentment.

Happiness is the cessation of suffering.

In my opinion happiness is nothing but satisfaction - satisfaction through work, thoughts and accomplishing our mission and vision.

Happiness is the harvest of a quiet eye.

Pleasure does not equal happiness; it's part of happiness.

There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment.

Experienced happiness refers to your feelings, to how happy you are as you live your life. In contrast, the satisfaction of the remembering self refers to your feelings when you think about your life.

True happiness... is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.

Happiness is an attitude of mind, born of the simple determination to be happy under all outward circumstances.

True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.

That is happiness; to be dissolved into something complete and great.

Happiness is the longing for repetition.

The happiness and peace attained by those satisfied by the nectar of spiritual tranquillity is not attained by greedy persons restlessly moving here and there.

Happiness lies neither in vice nor in virtue; but in the manner we appreciate the one and the other, and the choice we make pursuant to our individual organization.

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get.

A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.

Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling and enduring and accomplishing.

The secret of happiness is to find a congenial monotony.

A desire arises in the mind. It is satisfied immediately another comes. In the interval which separates two desires a perfect calm reigns in the mind. It is at this moment freed from all thought, love or hate. Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.