Sometimes all you need are a few words of wisdom to motivate and inspire yourself in life. Thus, here are a few short and meaningful quotes about happiness.

“People who want the most approval get the least and the people who need approval the least get the most.” – Wayne Dyer

“Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.” – André Gide

“Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the face.” – Helen Keller

“The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself.” – Maya Angelou

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

“What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.” — Confucius

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

“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” — Dalai Lama

“To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.” — Albert Camus

“Happiness depends upon ourselves.” — Aristotle

“For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them.” — Seneca

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

“Most people would rather be certain they’re miserable, than risk being happy.” — Dr. Robert Anthony