Elbert Hubbard Quotes

You might not make it to the top, but if you are doing what you love, there is much more happiness there than being rich or famous.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

Happiness for me is getting to write about the most important things I know.

It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.

I'm not like a preacher or philosopher, but at the end of the day, life is about happiness.

We never ask the meaning of life when we are in love.

We are destined for joy no matter how difficult our daily life. Something in us responds to the happiness other people experience, because we glimpse life as God intended it to be.

Money cannot purchase joy. It buys temporary distractions.

I've realized that being happy is a choice.

Contentment is not happiness. An oyster may be contented. Happiness is compounded of richer elements.

I have everything in the world that is necessary to happiness--good faith, good friends, and all the work I can possibly do.

Better to be happy than wise.

Make sure, as often as possible, you are doing something you’d be happy to die doing.

Tranquillity is contagious, peace is contagious. One only thinks of the contagiousness of illness, but there is the contagion of serenity and joy.

When one is happy there is no time to be fatigued; being happy engrosses the whole attention.

That's what life is for, to find that joy in yourself.

You won't be happy anywhere until you're happy somewhere.

And always remember the ultimate truth: life is not about money, it's about emotion.

Practice hope. As hopefulness becomes a habit, you can achieve a permanently happy spirit.

Simply be who you are, do what you do best, be where you are called by joy, and let life work its magic on your behalf.

The meaning of life is happiness.

The purpose of life is the expansion of happiness.

What is the purpose of life? I believe that the purpose of life is to be happy.

Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.