Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes

You don’t need a reason to be happy...your desire to be so is sufficient.

I've come to believe that seeking happiness is not a frivolous pursuit. It's honorable and necessary. And most people forget even to thing about it.

Happiness is the first principle of life. Happiness basically means well-being. It is always good and always a choice... We need to make the choice to be happy in a particular situation, just as it is, and at a given moment.

All I can focus on is what I can control and that's being happy. My own happiness.

I know that there are other sides to life. All the more reason why I now try to convey to the people out there how important it is to feel a sense of joy.

My priority is my happiness.

Everybody deserves a right to be happy.

Happiness isn’t some elusive treasure we chase after. It’s a state of being we need to PRACTICE.

Have the will to be well, to be happy, and to live in joy.

Make the choice that you want to be happy. You owe it to yourself and you owe it to other people too.

Success is to be Happy in Life.

Every day you have to choose and cultivate your own happiness.

Happiness is your own treasure because it lies within you.

It takes a lot of energy to be negative. You have to work at it. But smiling is painless. I'd rather spend my energy smiling.

I try to live by the rule do what makes you happy.

Fortunately, I don't spend too much time reading or worrying about what people have to say, but the goal for me throughout this whole process - throughout my whole life - is to try to be happy.

I always had the theory that the most important thing is be happy, enjoy what are you doing, and be fresh mentally.

Happiness is an inside job.

At the end of the day, all there is is making yourself happy.

You just need to be happy, and once you're happy with yourself then you can do more things.

It is not selfish to be happy. It is your highest purpose. Your joy is the greatest contribution you can make to life on the planet. A heart at peace with its owner blesses everyone it touches.

It's a great game - the pursuit of happiness.

I'm so lucky to be crazy happy in my life. And I think it's not so much that I'm happier now than ever; it's that I'm more content. I'm in the harbor of my life.

The thought has cheered me, and I'd like to hang onto that. Must protect my little pockets of happiness.

Usually we try to figure out what we think would make us happy, and then try to make those things happen. But happiness isn't circumstance-de pendent. There are people who have every reason in the world to be happy who aren't. There are people with genuine problems who are. The key to happiness is the decision to be happy.