“Contentment, and indeed usefulness, comes as the infallible result of great acceptances, great humiliates—of not trying to make ourselves this or that, but of surrendering ourselves to the fullness of life—of letting life flow through us.”

“Having more joy does not necessarily require a life overhaul—you may just need to create more space in your life for moments of joy.”

“Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.”

“This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one...the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.”

“I've come to believe that seeking happiness is not a frivolous pursuit. It's honorable and necessary. And most people forget even to think about it.”

“The capacity for uplift is part of what makes us essentially, euphorically human.”

“With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.”

“A single day is enough to make us a little larger.”

“True happiness is an acceptance of life as it is given to us, with its diminishment, mystery, uncontrollability, and all.”

“So many conditions of happiness are available; more than enough for you to be happy right now. You don't have to run into the future in order to get more.”

“The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.”

“What is happiness; to be dissolved into something complete and great.”

“True happiness involves the pursuit of worthy goals. Without dreams, without risks, only a trivial semblance of living can be achieved.”

“Life is to be enjoyed, not simply endured. Pleasure and goodness and joy support the pursuit of survival.”

“To live, to err, to fall, to triumph, to recreate life out of life.”

“Look at everything. Don’t close your eyes to the world around you. Look and become curious and interested in what there is to see.”

“If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.”

“Happiness is in your ability to love others.”

“Every Monday morning is new hope.”

“To attract something that you want, become as joyful as you think that thing would make you. The joy, not the thing, is the point.”