Laurence Sterne Quotes

I think the pursuit of happiness is the pursuit of reality because illusion never leaves us ultimately happy.

Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit.

There is this difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man, really is so; but he that thinks himself the wisest, is generally the greatest fool.

Pretending that we live doesn't make us alive.

I have had four happy days in my life, and three of them turned out to be illusions.

The only thing that holds true happiness is that moment when you're in it. Nothing can be controlled.

No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities.

Happiness, true happiness, is an inner quality. It is a state of mind. If your mind is at peace, you are happy. If your mind is at peace, but you have nothing else, you can be happy. If you have everything the world can give - pleasure, possessions, power - but lack peace of mind, you can never be happy.

When all else fails there's always delusion.

It's good to be happy and tell us how cool your life is and how awesome you are on social media. That's great because it inspires other people to be happy, too. But a lot of times, people are trying to be happy in the wrong ways - with money or with different things that are not true happiness.

I'm so grateful for my endless delusion.

My definition of God is the highest supreme feeling of beauty and light and happiness.

Happiness based on reasons is actually another form of misery.

Enlightenment says the world is nothing Nothing but a dream, everything's an illusion And nothing is real.

Robbing someone of their smile and putting it on your own face doesn't make you happy.

Basing our happiness on our ability to control everything is futile.

It's good to be happy and tell us how cool your life is and how awesome you are on social media. It inspires other people to be happy, too. But a lot of times, people are trying to be happy in the wrong ways - with money or with different things that are not true happiness. It's leading people down a rabbit hole that actually doesn't exist. So people think like, "Yo, once I get this money and these cars and stuff, I'ma be so happy." But that's not true. And I feel like that's why it's very important to educate people on different things while you are actually on social media.

The real enemy of happiness is the mind's fixations and delusions... If you have the right mind, you can overcome anything - you can be happy, no matter what.

The way to choose happiness is to follow what is right and real and the truth for you. You can never be happy living someone else's dream. Live your own. And you will for sure know the meaning of happiness.

Sometimes,” he says, sliding his arm across my shoulders, “people just want to be happy, even if it’s not real.

No matter how many possessions we acquire, they will not provide us with any lasting happiness and freedom. On the contrary, it is often our pursuit of material possessions that causes our problems. If we want ultimate happiness and freedom from suffering, we must engage in the supreme practices of training the mind. There is no other way.

The desire for total happiness and for ultimate freedom lies dormant in everyone. It is in the form of a seed. It is like a seed that contains a tree within it. In the same way, the fulfillment of man's ultimate desire is hidden in his very nature. In its perfectly developed state, it is our nature to be happy, to be free. Our real nature is the only thing that is true, and only perfecting it can bring complete satisfaction.

You know what I mean? Real and unreal, beautiful and strange, like a dream. It got me high as a kite, but it didn’t last long enough. It ended too soon and left nothing behind.” That’s how it is with dreams,” said Priscilla. “They’re the perfect crime.

People who are really happy do not concern themselves with convincing others of the fact.

Have you ever known anyone who was happy? And was still in his right mind, I mean.