Jean-Paul Sartre Quotes

Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.

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.

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

Happiness is a state of mind.

We ne'er can be Made happy by compulsion.

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

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

it's better to be crazy on one point and happy, than sane on all points and unhappy.

If by happiness you mean instead an ordinary contentment, then yes - I'm fairly contented. Not satisfied - contented.

Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular.

Happiness does not depend on outward circumstances, but on the state of the heart.

Happiness is a condition of mind not a result of circumstances.

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

Freedom is the real foundation of happiness.

Happiness isn't a thing. You can't go out and get it like a cup of tea. It's the way you feel about things.

I suppose happiness is something one enjoys, but I suspect that happiness is not a state but rather a transition.

I am single and happy.

My ambition is to enjoy my life and to do exactly what I want to do. And I'll do that. I will be free.

The miserable person is easily enslaved.The cheerful person,the blissful person,cannot be enslaved.

Happiness is an abstraction, it is a product of the imagination, it is a way of being moved, which depends entirely on our way of seeing and feeling.

A lot of people say there is no happiness in this life and certainly there's no permanent happiness. But self-sufficiency creates happiness.

There are no rules for felicity.

Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.

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.

No one should ever ask themselves that: why am I unhappy? The question carries within it the virus that will destroy everything. If we ask that question, it means we want to find out what makes us happy. If what makes us happy is different from what we have now, then we must either change once and for all or stay as we are, feeling even more unhappy.