Arthur Schopenhauer
Philosopher
"It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else."
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Finding Happiness
63 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Confucius
Philosopher
"Happiness does not consist in having what you want, but in wanting what you have"
Willie Nelson
Musician, Actor
"You will never find happiness until you stop looking for it."
Taylor Swift
Singer, Songwriter
"You will never be able to find happiness if you stay attached to the wrong person and don't move on."
Democritus
Philosopher
"Men find happiness neither by means of the body nor through possessions, but through uprightness and wisdom."
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"My opinion is that you never find happiness until you stop looking for it."
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"People sometimes fail to live because they are always preparing to live."
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"If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway."
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"Another car is not going to help me out, a nicer car, I've already got it. A bigger house ain't gonna do anything for me, and you know, a yacht, it's not going to do anything for me anymore. So how can I find happiness?"
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"In joy, in peace, in that soothing inner state, you will find happiness."
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"You can search high & low to find happiness on earth, yet unless you love yourself, you will never find your true belonging."
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"Wherever You Are, Be There One of the major reasons why we fail to find happiness or to create unique lifestyle is because we have not yet mastered the art of being."
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"Marriage isn't meant to make you happy - it's there because it gives you a life in which you can find happiness."
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"I don't have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness - it's right in front of me if I'm paying attention and practicing gratitude."
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"Do we find happiness so often that we should turn it off the box when it happens to sit there?"
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"Research has shown that the best way to be happy is to make each day happy."
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"He who needs only coarse food, water and drink, and as pillow his folded arms will find happiness without further search."
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"The truth is that finding happiness in what you do every day is so imperative."
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"One who, while seeking happiness, oppresses with violence other living beings who also desire happinesss, will not find happiness hereafter."
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"The happiest man is the one who finds happiness at home."
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"We're just trying to find happiness in the bodies and minds we were given, like everyone else."
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"Unhappiness is bondage; therefore, happiness is freedom. The way to find happiness is through the cure. Therefore, it is only through the cure that one finds freedom."
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