20 Short Quotes To Make You Instantly Happy
Brighten your day with a little post-it note

Let’s get real here — we’ve all had our fair share of bad days. Maybe you had a heated argument with a friend or family member and it’s still got you in a funk, or maybe you just woke up on the wrong side of the bed. When sad days seem to take over, sit down, take a deep breath, and read through a few of the best happy quotes out there, like this list I have compiled.
So take a cue from Walt Disney (“Happiness is a state of mind. It’s just according to the way you look at things”) and Albert Einstein (“A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness”), and celebrate all the happy times — past, present, and future.
A short quote from musician Bobby McFerrin perhaps says it best: “Don’t worry. Be happy.”
True happiness is not something to search for, something that money can buy or something that is fixed.
Here are 20 short and amazing quotes about true happiness:
1. “There is no path to happiness; happiness is the path.” — Buddha
2. “They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: Someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.” — Tom Bodett
3. “Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination.” Mark Twain
4. “It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.” — Chuck Palahniuk, ‘Diary’
5. “If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, focus on living fully in the present.” — Roy T. Bennett
6. “It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.” — Dale Carnegie
7. “Happiness is not a goal…it’s a by-product of a life well-lived.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
8. “The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.” — Mark Twain
9. “Do not set aside your happiness. Do not wait to be happy in the future. The best time to be happy is always now.” — Roy T. Bennett
10. “The most important thing is to enjoy your life — to be happy — it’s all that matters.” — Audrey Hepburn
11. “Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.” — Jim Rohn
12. “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” — Herman Cain
13. “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” — Aristotle
14. “A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility. It is a foundation for the development of such virtues as prayer, faith, courage, contentment, happiness, love, and well-being.” — James E. Faust
15. “Life will bring you pain all by itself. Your responsibility is to create joy.” — Milton Erickson
16. “The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.” — Richard Bach
17. “And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.” — Confucius
18. “If you want to be happy, be.” — Leo Tolstoy
19. “True happiness… is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.” — Helen Keller
20. “Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.” — Dale Carnegie
Be Bold
Be Courageous
Be Your Best
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