Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes

Give yourself permission to smile a lot today. In fact, why not make it a habit!

Happiness is the bomb cosmetic! When I'm smiling, sometimes I'm giving thanks for all the things I have rather than worrying about the things I don't.

I try to be upbeat. I read this book which tells you to write down everything that you're grateful for each day. Now I'm constantly noticing all the little things that make me joyful.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

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.

Relaxing, experiencing nature and laughing are what rejuvenate me and make me feel happy. I believe that when I feel happy, that's when I look beautiful... I make a point of laughing out loud every single day.

There are so many great things in life; why dwell on negativity?

I need to learn to smile more.

I don't know why I bring that calmness, and I'm not really aware of it, to be honest. I just come on, smile, and enjoy the moment. If that brings calmness, then great.

I don't focus on negativity, I focus on the good things.

Relax! Life is beautiful!

I just realized some things make me happier, and the good weather in California makes me happier.

I never knew of a morning in Africa when I woke that I was not happy.

A Sufi mystic who had always remained happy was asked.... For seventy years people had watched him, he had never been found sad. One day they asked him, 'What is the secret of your happiness?' He said, 'There is no secret. Every morning when I wake up, I meditate for five minutes and I say to myself, 'Listen, now there are two possibilities: you can be miserable, or you can be blissful. Choose.' And I always choose to be blissful.'

Savor more; fix less. Laugh more; cry less. Anticipate positively more; anticipate negatively less. Just practice that and watch what happens.

How true it is that, if we are cheerful and contented, all nature smiles, the air seems more balmy, the sky clearer, the earth has a brighter green... the flowers are more fragrant... and the sun, moon, and stars all appear more beautiful, and seem to rejoice with us.

Learn how to feel joy.

Negativity isn't the way to go, smile more, eat some chocolate

Hello, sun in my face. Hello you who made the morning and spread it over the fields...Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness.

The art of living is to enjoy what we can see and not complain about what remains in the dark.

You have to learn to laugh all the time. It's a practice of life. It's a practice of happiness.

My day begins and ends with gratitude and joy.

The world is full of a lot of fear and a lot of negativity, and a lot of judgment. I just think people need to start shifting into joy and happiness. As corny as it sounds, we need to make a shift.

Happiness never lays its finger on its pulse.