Quotes by Lasting Happiness Hope is the mainspring of human action; faith seals our lease of immortality; and charity and love give the passport to the soul's true and lasting happiness. Alfred Billings Street lasting-happiness hope giving Praise & esteem can feel good, which is fine, but don't look to them for inner peace & lasting happiness. Allan Lokos lasting-happiness feel-good meditation Our ancestors derived less from life than we do, but they also expected much less and were less intent on controlling the future. We are of the arrogant generations who believe a lasting happiness was promised to us at birth. Promised? By whom? Amin Maalouf lasting-happiness generations believe Whatever worldly thing we may covet-zealously striving to obtain and then retain-never seems to bring an end to our desires. Covetousness, envy, jealousy, and greed always escalate into a vicious spiral, as we seek greater and greater gratification but find less and less contentment. . . . Striving to acquire the things of the world not only does not bring lasting happiness and peace, but it drives us to seek more. When "all we've ever wanted" is grounded in the temporal trappings of this world, it is never enough! Brent L. Top lasting-happiness envy greed Lasting happiness is the offspring of endurance. Chris Heimerdinger lasting-happiness endurance lasting There is only one way to achieve lasting happiness. That is simply: Be happy. Chris Prentiss lasting-happiness achieve way I pray for a more friendly, more caring, and more understanding human family on this planet. To all who dislike suffering, who cherish lasting happiness, this is my heartfelt appeal. Dalai Lama lasting-happiness understanding caring When, from the depths of your heart, you spontaneously wish all beings to find true, lasting happiness, this is great love. Dalai Lama lasting-happiness great-love heart Compassion is one of the principal things that make our lives meaningful. It is the source of all lasting happiness and joy. Dalai Lama lasting-happiness compassion meaningful The most important thing in life is human affection. Dalai Lama lasting-happiness things-in-life keys The key to lasting happiness is to stop looking for it, and to know that you already have it. Deepak Chopra lasting-happiness being-positive keys The key to lasting happiness and real pleasure in this world is not found in seeking gratification, but in pleasing God. And while the Lord desires that we enjoy His gifts and the people to whom we are joined, He wants us to know that we were created first for His pleasure. Francis Frangipane lasting-happiness keys real Some people travel to other dimensions in their astral bodies when they meditate. But astral traveling doesn't bring a person lasting happiness. If astral traveling is not done properly, it can be quite dangerous. Frederick Lenz lasting-happiness buddhism people There is no lasting happiness outside the prescribed cycle of painful exhaustion and pleasurable regeneration, and whatever throws this cycle out of balance – poverty and misery where exhaustion is followed by wretchedness instead of regeneration, or great riches and an entirely effortless life where boredom takes the place of exhaustion and where the mills of necessity, of consumption and digestion, grind an impotent human body mercilessly and barrenly to death – ruins the elemental happiness that comes from being alive. Hannah Arendt lasting-happiness boredom balance It is the paradox of life that the way to miss pleasure is to seek it first. Hugh Black lasting-happiness thoughtful kindness The very first condition of lasting happiness is that a life should be full of purpose, aiming at something outside self. Hugo Black lasting-happiness purpose self It has always seemed somewhat paradoxical to me that we must constantly have the Lord command us to do those things which are for our own good. The Lord has said, 'He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.' (Matt. 10:39.) We lose our life by serving and lifting others. By so doing we experience the only true and lasting happiness. Service is not something we endure on this earth so we can earn the right to live in the celestial kingdom. Service is the very fiber of which an exalted life in the celestial kingdom is made. Marion G. Romney lasting-happiness kingdoms earth Lasting happiness starts with one question...what can I celebrate? Michael Beckwith lasting-happiness celebrate lasting When we understand the best way to achieve all our goals is to assist others in achieving their goals, we will find the key to lasting happiness. Neale Donald Walsch lasting-happiness keys goal There are no short and easy paths to a long and lasting happiness. Nick Vujicic lasting-happiness path long 12»