10 Happiness Quotes We Love - Oprah.com

10 Happiness Quotes We Love - Oprah.com

• "Happiness depends upon ourselves." —Aristotle
  
  
• "Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." —Mahatma Gandhi
  
  
• "The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us." —Ashley Montagu
  
  
• "Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it." —Jaques Prevert
  
  
• "One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats." —Iris Murdoch

"The only joy in the world is to begin." —Cesare Pavese

• "It is only possible to live happily ever after on a daily basis." —Margaret Bonanno
  
  
• "The pleasure which we most rarely experience gives us greatest delight." —Epictetus
  
  
• "Remember this, that very little is needed to make a happy life." — Marcus Aurelius
  
  
• "I wake up every morning with a great desire to live joyfully." — Anna Howard Shaw

The man Martin Luther King Jr. called "an apostle of peace and nonviolence" has been a teacher, writer and vocal opponent of war. Here, Thich Nhat Hanh shares a few words of wisdom.

~ "Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice... No one can prevent you from being aware of each step you take or each breath in and breath out." ~

~ "People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar." ~

~ "Enlightenment is always there. Small enlightenment will bring great enlightenment. If you breathe in and are aware that you are alive—that you can touch the miracle of being alive—then that is a kind of enlightenment." ~

~ "Many people are alive but don't touch the miracle of being alive." ~

~ "It is possible to live happily in the here and now. 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." ~

~ "People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don't suffer anymore." ~

~ "Mindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes." ~

~ "Life is available only in the present. That is why we should walk in such a way that every step can bring us to the here and the now." ~

~ "When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?" ~

~ "To be loved means to be recognized as existing." ~

~ "Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature." ~

~ "We have to continue to learn. We have to be open. And we have to be ready to release our knowledge in order to come to a higher understanding of reality." ~