The Pursuit To Happiness Quotes Novels & Stories

he said, his voice soft but clear over the music. “That happiness isn’t something you acquire or achieve – it’s something you build, day by day, with your own hands and your own heart. Mortals know this instinctively, even if they can’t always articulate it. They understand that life is a gift to be cherished, not a prize to be won.”

“We’re all here—old friends, new beginnings. Tonight is for looking ahead, not just back.” Jonathan tipped his glass, the light catching the facets. “So, let’s imagine it, then—a happy future. Not just for ourselves, but for all of us, and those who come after.” Diego leaned forward, elbows on his knees, eyes bright. “What does it look like? What do you see when you close your eyes and picture it?” Andros was first to answer, his words thoughtful, measured. “I see mornings filled with laughter, not hurried goodbyes. I see Analina with our child, sunlight pouring across the kitchen table, and I feel the promise that each day will bring us closer.” Analina smiled, her gaze sweeping the faces a

Catherine stood in front of the bathroom sink in her room. Her gaze was fixed on the mirror in front of her. You have the right to be happy, and you have the right to pursue your own desires. Don't sell your happiness and your life for business. Leave that damn man alone. Aiden's words rang in her ears again. If only she could achieve happiness. If only his love wasn't one-sided. If only Aiden loved her too. Maybe she wouldn't have felt all this pain.

Who always cared about her? “I'm lucky, very lucky to get a husband like you", She thought. Her mind was remembering the quotations she read in her teenage. *Marry someone who loves you for what you are and doesn't want to change you into someone they want* *Marry someone who doesn't care whether you earn $100 a month or $10,000 a month* *Marry someone who can make you smile, even when you want to cry* *Marry someone who would hurt you with the truth rather than temporarily keeping you happy with a lie*

"Sol, you aren't Jupiter nor are you Mars. You are you. You are Sol. So what does it matter if the masses never praise you? As long as your loved ones do so, it will be enough. So what does it matter if the world shuns you at the slightest failure? As long as you get up and continue to fight you will be alright. "You will be destined for greatness, of that I have no doubt. Do not let common sense bind you. Being the king? Saving the world? That is indeed good. Extremely good even. But what does it matter in the end? Riches and honor are nothing more than ephemeral clouds in front of the power of time. What really matters is how happy you are. And how can you obtain more happiness?" "By striv

He explained to me. I swallowed. Come to think of it, what he was saying was true. Because it's true that after all your suffering, happiness awaits. I've proven that, so sometimes it's scary to be happy because the opposite is also sadness. "B-but I don't know how to climb." I reluctantly promised him. I was just looking at the steep road, I felt like I was going to fall back to where I was standing. "How can you succeed, if you don't try?" He responded to me and I was shocked by that.

He was John Night, the man I had hoped I would never in my life have to see face to face again without at least steel or glass between us. He started going off about how it took him months to plan his escape and that I had cost him lots of money and... and ... and ... whatever else he thinks he can blame me for. Thinking that he will not be going back there he probably spent his last sents of getting out. At least I guess so because he was ranting on about how I would not be sending him back there because he will just kill the witnesses that know of his escape and then he would be free.

He was now quite satisfied because he could look after his old mother and maintain his obligations and duties more comfortably. Thus happiness is a choice and that we have the power to create our own destiny. We must seize every opportunity, work hard, and persevere to achieve our goals. With a healthy mind and body, we can overcome any obstacle and make a better life for ourselves and those around us. Let us stay blessed and never be disappointed in life.

'Don't aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side effect of one's personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one's surrender to a person other than oneself. Happiness must happen, and the same holds for success: you have to let it happen by not caring about it. I want you to listen to what your conscience commands you to do and go on to carry it out to the best of your knowledge. Then you will live to see that in the long-run—in the long-run, I say!—success will follow you precisely because you had forg

"Yes, Sir. This is how simple folks like us find happiness. Our lives may be ordinary, but we cherish these moments of joy even without extravagant things." "Sometimes, I envy people who find happiness in simplicity. Yes, I may have wealth and business success, but those smiles, those genuine moments, they elude me," Pedro confessed, a tinge of longing in his voice. Quietly, Adrienne reached under the table and held Pedro's hand. "Happiness is a choice, Sir. It's about finding joy in the little things and appreciating the people around you. Maybe it's time to start choosing happiness."