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Quotes on happiness, joy and the art of a cheerful heart. This hand-picked collection brings together 30 of the finest happiness quotes ever written — from Mark Twain, J. K. Rowling, Albert Camus and other great voices. Tap Copy on any quote to save or share it.

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.

— Mark Twain

Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.

— J. K. Rowling

You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.

— Albert Camus

Happy is he who can discover the causes of things.

— Virgil

Happiness is a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Happy the man who has been able to learn the causes of things.

— Virgil

Remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think.

— Dale Carnegie

Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly.

— Leo Tolstoy

Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination.

— Immanuel Kant

Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.

— Bertrand Russell

The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they're right if you love to be with them all the time.

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.

— Jim Rohn

He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour.

The word 'happiness' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.

A smile is happiness you'll find right under your nose.

May your troubles be less and your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door.

— Irish Blessing

Not what we have but what we enjoy constitutes our abundance.

— Epicurus

Family and friendships are two of the greatest facilitators of happiness.

To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition.

— Samuel Johnson

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.

— Oscar Wilde

A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?

— Albert Einstein

Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.

Happiness is a Friday that comes with no plans and no alarms.

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.

Wishing you a quick and complete return to health and happiness.

The most important thing is to enjoy your life — to be happy — it's all that matters.

— Audrey Hepburn

There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery.

— Dante Alighieri

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

— Mahatma Gandhi

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