Quotes About Happiness, Page 6

Anne Frank German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim

The best remedy for those who are frightened, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere they can be alone, alone with the sky, nature and God. For then and only then can you feel that everything is as it should be and that God wants people to be happy amid nature's beauty and simplicity. As long as this exists, and that should be forever, I know that there will be solace for every sorrow, whatever the circumstances. I firmly believe that nature can bring comfort to all who suffer.

— The Diary of a Young Girl

Franz Schubert Austrian composer

Nobody understands another's sorrow, and nobody another's joy.

Leo Tolstoy Russian author

I think the motive force of all our action is, after all, personal happiness.

— Anna Karenina

Albert Camus French philosopher, author, and journalist

We must mend what has been torn apart, make justice imaginable again in a world so obviously unjust, give happiness a meaning once more to peoples poisoned by the misery of the century. Naturally, it is a superhuman task. But superhuman is the term for tasks [we] take a long time to accomplish, that’s all.

Jane Austen Author, novelist, writer

Oh, Lizzy! do anything rather than marry without affection.

— Pride and Prejudice

Mother Teresa Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary

Joy is the net of love by which we can capture souls. God loves the person who gives with joy. Whoever gives with joy gives more. The best way to show our gratitude to God and to people is to accept with joy.

— The Love of Christ: Spiritual Counsels