In today’s podcast, we’ve selected some famous, and some not so well-known, quotations about happiness. We hope they will help to make your life happier and improve your English.

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Reza’s Quotes
“There is only one happiness in this life: to love and be loved.” – George Sand
(Everything else is irrelevant in attaining true happiness, and the love must be mutual.)

“Rules for happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for” – Immanuel Kant
(Activity and/or purpose, a loving relationship and hopes or dreams are the cornerstones of happiness.)

“True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.” – Seneca
(Enjoy the good moments of life when they present themselves and forget about your worries.)

“Happiness can only exist in acceptance.” – George Orwell
(Only by truly accepting things as they are, not as you’d like them to be, can you achieve happiness.)

“There is no happiness without pain.” – Nelson Mandela
(We only really appreciate being happy if we’ve also previously experienced bad times.)

“Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.” – Charles Dickens
(Fully appreciate the good moments in life, without demanding that everything always will be as you wish.)

“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” – Dalai Lama
(You will only feel happiness through doing good deeds.)

”If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else.” – Chinese proverb
(Self-explanatory!)

Craig’s quotes
“Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.” – Abraham Lincoln
(People’s happiness often depends on their attitude, not their situation.)

“The happiest people don’t have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything.” – Unknown
(Happiness is about appreciating what we already have.)

“Happiness is not having what you want. It is wanting what you have.” – Rabbi Hyman Schachtel
(Happiness comes from appreciating what we already own, not chasing more.)

“You don’t rise to the level of your goals, you fall to the level of your systems.” James Clear, Atomic Habits.

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” – Mahatma Gandhi

Real happiness comes when there is no conflict between your inner thoughts, your words, and your actions.
What you think; your beliefs, values, and inner feelings.
What you say; how you express yourself to others.
What you do; your behaviour and choices in daily life.
If all three match—your thoughts, words, and actions align—you feel at peace with yourself. But if you think one thing, say another, and do something different, you may feel stressed, guilty, or dishonest.
In short: happiness is living authentically, without inner contradictions.

“There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.” – Buddha
(Happiness is not something we find later; it’s in how we live now.)

“Happiness is a warm puppy.” – Charles M. Schulz
(Simple, small things (like pets) can bring happiness)

“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.” – Marcus Aurelius
(If you think positively, you will feel happier.)

“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.” – Oscar Wilde
(People are people!)

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