Andre Maurois Quotes

One's happiness is very largely a question of state of mind rather than the world you are looking at.

Happiness is a state of mind, and depends very little on outward circumstances.

Happiness is a state of mind. It's just according to the way you look at things.

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

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.

Happiness is something that you are, and it comes from the way you think.

Happiness is a state of mind.

If your own mental attitude is correct, even if you remain in a hostile atmosphere, you feel happy.

All alternatives are open. Choose to be blissful. And then there are people who can be blissful even when they are imprisoned, and there are people who remain miserable even when they are living in marble palaces. It all depends on you.

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

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

Nothing is miserable unless you think it so; and on the other hand, nothing brings happiness unless you are content with it.

There are seeds of happiness planted in every human soul. Our mental attitude and disposition constitute the environment in which these seeds may germinate.

Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind.

Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.

Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind.

A sunny disposition is worth more than fortune.

Happiness is not so much a feeling as it is an attitude

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.

Let thy fortune be what it will, 'tis thy mind alone that makes thee poor or rich, miserable or happy.

Happiness is a 'state of mind' which we ourselves have the power to control - and that control lies in our thinking.

Contentment with life is not a feeling, but it is a decision we must make.

What you’re believing in the moment creates your suffering or your happiness.

Gratitude feels so good because it is the state of mind closest to your natural state in which you were born to live.