Sinclair Lewis Quotes

You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.

I guess I don't think there's any reason to feel guilty about having joy in your life, regardless of how bad things are in the world.

It is an absolute and virtually divine perfection to know how to enjoy our being rightfully.

I can only say that whatever my life and work have been, I'm not envious of anyone-and this is my biggest satisfaction.

I'm happy with the decision I've taken. I get up in the morning, and I'm happy, and that is what is important for me in the end. I greet my family, my brothers, my parents. Me being happy doesn't have a price.

To sit and contemplate - to remember the faces of women without desire, to be pleased by the great deeds of men without envy, to be everything and everywhere in sympathy and yet content to remain where and what you are.

Being Grateful. That is the first step on the path to Joy.

Supreme happiness consists in self-content; that we may gain this self-content, we are placed upon this earth and endowed with freedom.

Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions. Vigilantly practice polite indifference to that which we can't control. Your happiness can only be found within.

There is no amount of money in the world that will make you comfortable if you are not comfortable with yourself.

You have to be content with who you are on a day-to-day basis.

Happiness is possible only when we are kind to others and contented within.

The truth is that nothing has to happen in order for you to feel good.

Happiness lies in the consciousness we have of it.

People have asked if I would go back to my 20s, and I'm like, "Only if I could hold onto the wisdom and the things that I've learned." But in reality, I don't think I'd want to even go back then. I'm so happy with where I'm at. My life is very content. Everything feels really good. I wouldn't want to change any of that. I'm happy for all the ups and the downs, and everything that has led me to where I am. I wouldn't want to lose any of that.

I think I'm someone who is pretty happy with themselves and pretty content where they are in life. I want to share my happiness and hopefully enrich people's lives that I come into contact with.

If you think that peace and happiness are somewhere else and you run after them, you will never arrive.

Happiness is your own treasure because it lies within you.

I am happy and content because I think I am.

He who enjoys doing and enjoys what he has done is happy.

If you have easy self-contentment, you might have a very, very cheap source of happiness.

Look for joy in your life; it's not always easy to find.

Happiness is within. It has nothing to do with how much applause you get or how many people praise you. Happiness comes when you believe that you have done something truly meaningful.

The happiest people seem to be those who have no particular cause for being happy except that they are so.

Ever since I was a kid, I've always thought it very important to be happy inside. There's a lot of bad things happening in the world, but it's important to try to stay happy and appreciate what you've got, and don't look externally for the happiness.