People don't understand what happiness is, so they have an idea of what will make them happy, but it never does.
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Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised.
Some people just aren't meant to be happy.
People are pursuing happiness, but they're pursuing things that will never, ever make them happy, and they don't know that. They've got a distorted view of what will make them happy, what happiness is, and it's based on what they see on television.
Happiness is within the reach of everyone, rich or poor. Yet comparatively few people are happy. I believe the reason for this is that the majority don't recognize happiness even when it is within their grasp.
Happiness is just a positive perception from our brain. Some days, you will be unhappy. Our brain is a tool we use. It's not who we are.
Happiness consumes itself like a flame. It cannot burn for ever, it must go out, and the presentiment of its end destroys it at its very peak.
I wish people could achieve what they think would bring them happiness in order for them to realize that that's not really what happiness is.
Happiness is a light, an atmosphere, an illumination. It sets a personality. I always feel that it is a creation that is difficult for some and easy for others, but essentially an achievement, never an accident.
Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.
Happiness is a simple everyday miracle, like water, and we are not aware of it.
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