Joseph Campbell Quotes

Perhaps if one really knew when one was happy one would know the things that were necessary in one's life.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations.

Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.

Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose.

Happiness never lays its finger on its pulse.

Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and serenity.

The happiest people in this world are those who have the most interesting thoughts.

The funnel of deep feeling and profound satisfaction in life comes from the capacity to feel.

I have inner peace; I have accomplished a great deal.

Life is not just food, it's something spiritual.

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

The Dalai Lama has taught me that the best way to live life is to try and avoid desire. Desire is really the basic source of unhappiness.

The word contentment comes from the word content, which is what we hold inside - love, value, a feeling of a life that has meaning or purpose, a cause greater than yourself that you're a part of. These are the things that bring true happiness. As a culture, I think we need to redefine what it means to be happy.

Knowing your purpose gives meaning to your life.

And feel that I am happier than I know.

I feel I am blessed that I have found my stride and relaxed into my life's purpose.

All that you need in order to have total happiness, fulfillment, and love in your life you already have right now, whoever you are, wherever you are.

Happiness is the ability to recognize it.

Happiness doesn't depend on the actual number of blessings we manage to scratch from life, only our attitude towards them.

My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am I doing right?

Life itself, when understood and utilized for what it is, is sweet.

Happiness can exist only in acceptance.

I try not to get too ahead of myself. I try to be happy where I am.

If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace.