“The belief that unhappiness is selfless and happiness is selfish is misguided. It's more selfless to act happy. It takes energy, generosity, and discipline to be unfailingly lighthearted, yet everyone takes the happy person for granted. No one is careful of his feelings or tries to keep his spirits high. He seems self-sufficient; he becomes a cushion for others. And because happiness seems unforced, that person usually gets no credit.”
― The Happiness Project
― The Happiness Project
“It might be that to surrender to happiness was to accept defeat, but it was a defeat better than many victories.”
― Of Human Bondage
― Of Human Bondage
“The days are long, but the years are short.”
― The Happiness Project
― The Happiness Project
“One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy. One of the best ways to make other people happy is to be happy yourself.”
― The Happiness Project
― The Happiness Project
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