She was happy, she knew she was happy, and knew she ought to be happy. ― Jane Austen, Emma

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There is no greater power than that of a laugh and happiness is a force which can save a person from the horrors of the world. ― Hillary DePiano

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There is no happiness in love, except at the end of an English novel. ― Anthony Trollope

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It is not as much about who you used to be, as it is about who you choose to be. ― Sanhita Baruah

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Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise. — Frank Ocean

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Some don’t want to be happy, inasmuch as they undergo happiness merely as languor and yawning. They are dissatisfied with a bland and vacuous state of glee and, instead, prefer to keep on running like raging bulls through the whims and quirks of life. In reality, their dissatisfaction is their contentment. ("Happiness blowing in the wind" ) ― Erik Pevernagie

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When I die, don't come, I wouldn't want a leaf to turn away from the sun -- it loves it there. There's nothing so spiritual about being happy but you can't miss a day of it, because it doesn't last. ― Frank O'Hara

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Everyone has a right to be a little happy, asshole. ― John Irving

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When life gives you pain, accept it. When life gives you happiness, reject it. ― Santosh Kalwar

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Nothing in the world can make you happy; everything in the world can encourage you to be happy. ― Robert Holden

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