Henri Nouwen Quotes

Happiest are the people who give most happiness to others.

I'm a happy person, and I want everybody else to be happy. Nothing wrong with that.

Ever since I was four years old, I loved making people smile, making them think, making them feel good, feel some kind of emotion.

I feel I have this joy in my heart. I just want to make people feel.

If I can make someone's day brighter, happier, better, that makes me happier.

Selfishly, it feels great for me to do something that might put a smile on someone else's face.

I just want to make people happy and make a difference in people's lives.

I really just want to spread my love and happiness toward other people.

Our humanity comes to its fullest bloom in giving. We become beautiful people when we give whatever we can give: a smile, a handshake, a kiss, an embrace, a word of love, a present, a part of our life...all of our life.

The happiest people are the most giving people

In the end, what really matters? Only kindness. Only making somebody a little happier for your presence.

To love is to find pleasure in the happiness of others.

Stop looking to everyone else to make you happy and start finding ways that you can make other people happy.

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.

I see my purpose in life as making the world a happier place to be in .

Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness.

Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.

Bring love and peace and happiness and beautiful lives into the world in my honor. Thank you. Love you.

I really don't like hurting people; I like making people feel good.

Nobody needs a smile so much as the one who has none to give. So get used to smiling heart-warming smiles, and you will spread sunshine in a sometimes dreary world.

When you carry out acts of kindness you get a wonderful feeling inside. It is as though something inside your body responds and says, yes, this is how I ought to feel.

In contentment and joy are found the height and perfection of all love towards our neighbor.

If you really want to receive joy and happiness, then serve others with all your heart. Lift their burden, and your own burden will be lighter.

To be happy, make other people happy.