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“If, on the other hand, happiness depends on a good breakfast, flowers in the yard, a drink or a nap, then we are more likely to live with quite a bit of happiness.”

“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.”

“The components of happiness are quite simple. Happiness is gentleness, peace, concentration, simplicity, forgiveness, humor, fearlessness, trust, and now. In its true form each quality includes all the rest, for happiness is whole, and one feels whole when genuinely happy.”

“Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.”

“There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way.”

“Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life.”

“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or objects.”

“Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.”

“But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?”

“If you don't enjoy getting up and working and finishing your work and sitting down to a meal with family or friends, then the chances are you're not going to be happy. If someone bases his happiness or unhappiness on major events like a great new job, huge amounts of money, a flawlessly happy marriage or a trip to Paris, that person isn't going to be happy much of the time. If, on the other hand, happiness depends on a good breakfast, flowers in the yard, a drink or a nap, then we are more likely to live with quite a bit of happiness.”

“Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness.”

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”

“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.”

“Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature. I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles.”

“Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.”