George Washington Quotes

What is without us has no connection with happiness, only so far as the preservation of our lives and health depends upon it. . . . Happiness springs immediately from the mind.

Your state of mind is everything.

Happiness and suffering are states of mind, and so their main causes cannot be found outside the mind.

Happiness is determined more by one's state of mind than by external events.

Happiness, as is evident, depends partly upon external circumstances and partly upon oneself.

Every goal, every action, every thought, every feeling one experiences, whether it be consciously or unconsciously known, is an attempt to increase one's level of peace of mind.

Cheerfulness, it would appear, is a matter which depends fully as much on the state of things within, as on the state of things without and around us.

The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances. We carry the seeds of the one or the other about with us in our minds wherever we go.

I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances.

Happiness is a state of mind. You can be happy or you can be unhappy.

What is happiness and unhappiness? It depends so little on the circumstances; it depends really only on what happens inside a person. I am grateful for every day and that makes me happy.

I am still determined to be cheerful and to be happy in whatever situation I may be, for I have also learnt from experianence that the greater part of our happiness or misary depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances; we carry the seeds of the one, or the other about with us, in our minds, wherever we go.

The real enemy of happiness is the mind's fixations and delusions... If you have the right mind, you can overcome anything - you can be happy, no matter what.

Happiness is a state of mind.

money does not guarantee happiness or peace of mind, it can take your mind off things, distract you, but it can't replace the generic stuff a person needs!

It's not the job of this town to make me feel happy. It's not this town´s fault that I don't feel I fit in. It doesn't matter where you are in the world, because it's about where you are in your head. It's about the other world I inhabit. The world of dreams, hope, imagination, and memories. I'm happy up here, and because of that I'm happy up there too

Everyday ask yourself the question, "Do I want to experience Peace of Mind or do I want to experience Conflict?

Your age is the sum total of your physical condition, the condition of your mind, and how you feel.

Sometimes I think it's easier to think about being happier, for what ever that means to you then worrying about what is happiness and what would life be if I finally achieved this ultimate happiness?

Have you ever known anyone who was happy? And was still in his right mind, I mean.

A sense of contentment is a key factor for attaining happiness

Happiness cannot come from without. It must come from within. It is not what we see and touch or that which others do for us which makes us happy; it is that which we think and feel and do, first for the other fellow and then for ourselves.

Joy is a condition that is experienced, but it is more than a feeling; it is, primarily, a state of mind.

If your heart is full of fear, you won't seek truth; you'll seek security. If a heart is full of love, it will have a limbering effect on the mind.

It is not the place, nor the condition, but the mind alone that can make anyone happy or miserable.