Quotes about "Happiness & Joy"

Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness, and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human race. ”

The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists. That is why they invented Hell. ”

The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible. ”

Anything you're good at contributes to happiness. ”

Next to enjoying ourselves, the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves, or, more generally, in the acquisition of power. ”

If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years. ”

To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness. ”

Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels. ”

Working with the children on 'Matilda' has been a joy. They don't do this professionally - their sense of discovery is instinctive, and the challenge for us adults is to keep that going in ourselves when we're doing it for the fiftieth or the hundredth time. To my delight and amazement, it hasn't gone stale - we discover it freshly every time. ”

One of the eternal truths is that happiness is created and developed in peace, and one of the eternal rights is the individual's right to live. ”