Quotes about Happiness

The theologian who has no joy in his work is not a theologian at all. Sulky faces, morose thoughts and boring ways of speaking are intolerable in this science.

The first question in the Westminster Shorter Catechism is "What is the chief end of man?" What is the final purpose? What is the main thing about us? Where are we going, and what will we do when we get there? The answer is "To glorify God and enjoy him forever".

He simply and unmistakably is happy. None of his circumstances contribute to his joy: He wrote from a jail cell, his work was under attack by competitors, and after twenty years or so of hard traveling in the service of Jesus, he was tired and would have welcomed some relief.

It announces the existence of a people who assemble to worship God and disperse to live to God's glory, whose lives are bordered on one side by a memory of God's acts and the other by hope in God's promises, and who along with whatever else is happening are able to say, at the center, "We are one happy people."

The hunger problem is not going to be solved by government or by industry but in church, among Christians who learn a different way to pursue happiness.

The greatest pleasure of life is love.

It is a good thing to be rich and a good thing to be strong, but it is a better thing to be loved by many friends.

It is a good thing to be rich, and it is a good thing to be strong, but it is a better thing to be loved of many friends.

What can we take on trust in this uncertain life? Happiness, greatness, pride — nothing is secure, nothing keeps.

Account no man happy till he dies.

It is a good thing to be rich and strong, but it is a better thing to be loved.

I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy.