Happiness Quotes: Smile, Laugh and Enjoy These 34 Quotes

Smile with these beautiful happiness quotes taken from the great (but tiny) book: “1000 Ways to Happiness”.

This is part of a series I did and you can find all the sweet and inspiring quotes here. And, if you’re interested, get the book on Amazon.

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Happiness Quotes

1. When we approve of ourselves, rather than always seeking approval from others, we find happiness.

Happiness quotes: When we approve of ourselves, rather than always seeking approval from others, we find happiness.

2. Make your own happiness; it’s up to you.

Happiness Quote: Make your own happiness; it's up to you.

3. Everyone has a different idea of happiness. Follow your own path, not someone else’s.

Everyone has a different idea of happiness. Follow your own path, not someone else's.

4. Happiness is a natural outcome of being able to be oneself.

Happiness is a natural outcome of being able to be oneself.

5. Be yourself, with all your faults and strengths.

Be yourself, with all your faults and strengths.

6. Trust yourself. Then you will know how to live.

Trust yourself. Then you will know how to live.

7. Happiness is an adventure. Set out on it.

Happiness Quotes: Trust yourself. Then you will know how to live.

8. Giving to others can be a simple kind word, or gesture.

Happiness quotes: Giving to others can be a simple kind word, or gesture.

9. Some pursue happiness, others create it. – George Sand

Some pursue happiness, others create it. - George Sand Quote

10. Everyone smiles in the same language.

Everyone smiles in the same language.

Happiness quotes and health

11. Happiness is the emotional aspect of health.

Happiness is the emotional aspect of health.

12. Creativity is a catalyst for happiness.

Creativity is a catalyst for happiness.

13. There are shortcuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them. – Vicki Baum

There are shortcuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them. - Vicki Baum

14. When we’re positive, we become more motivated, engaged, energetic, resilient, and productive.

When we're positive, we become more motivated, engaged, energetic, resilient, and productive.

15. Jumping for joy is good exercise.

Jumping for joy is good exercise.

16. Positive emotions nourish us.

Positive emotions nourish us.

17. For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

18. He who plants a garden plants happiness.

He who plants a garden plants happiness.

Letting Go

19. Let go of sadness. Don’t allow it to become a comfort zone.

Let go of sadness. Don't allow it to become a comfort zone.

20. What makes us unhappy with ourselves is the exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others.

What makes us unhappy with ourselves is the exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others.

21. Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself. – Confucius

Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself. – Confucius

22. It is rare to find a selfish person who is truly happy.

It is rare to find a selfish person who is truly happy.

23. Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain.

Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain.

24. Let go of rigid expectations and expand awareness of natural beauty and human kindness.

Let go of rigid expectations and expand awareness of natural beauty and human kindness.

25. Detox your negative thoughts. It takes willpower and determination, but you can do it!

Detox your negative thoughts. It takes willpower and determination, but you can do it!

26. A sorrow shared is a sorrow halved.

A sorrow shared is a sorrow halved.

27. If you wish to be like someone else, you waste the person you are.

If you wish to be like someone else, you waste the person you are.

To Do’s

28. Give someone a ‘gratitude gift’. Write down all the reasons you are grateful for them, and tell them.

Give someone a 'gratitude gift'. Write down all the reasons you are grateful for them, and tell them.

29. Make a list of things that make you happy. You’ll find there are more of them than you imagined…   

Make a list of things that make you happy. You'll find there are more of them than you imagined...

30. Build a happiness habit. List five things per day that have made you happy.

Build a happiness habit. List five things per day that have made you happy.

31. Five keys to happier living: giving; relating; appreciating; accepting; questing.

Five keys to happier living: giving; relating; appreciating; accepting; questing.

32. Fear less, hope more
Whine less, breathe more
Talk less, say more
Hate less, love more
And all good things will be yours. – Swedish proverb

Fear less, hope more, Whine less, breathe more, Talk less, say more, Hate less, love more, And all good things will be yours. - Swedish proverb

33. Friendship has a stronger effect on happiness than income.  

Friendship has a stronger effect on happiness than income.

34. Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude. – Denis Waitley

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude. - Denis Waitley

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7 Comments

  1. Thank you for sharing this! Sometimes I find I’m really not as positive as I want to be, and reading lots of different ideas about happiness is a good way to examine that. The ones that spoke to me were: ‘Happiness is an adventure. Set out on it’ (I think it’s easy to build you identity around not being happy and then you’re scared of trying to be happy) and also ‘let go of rigid expectations’.

  2. I love all of these. This came at the exact right time, as I’m currently mega stressed about life. Sometimes we all just need a second to sit back and chill and read quotes like this.

    Have a great weekend 🙂
    Amy x Wandering Everywhere

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