![If only we’d stop trying to be happy, we could have a pretty good time.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3gVVnZjJJWM/X1tryaBYRBI/AAAAAAAAHTg/OVtek89P9nALFcLXs3xj-kfHpJ73PoUOACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/if-only-wed-stop-trying-to-be-happy-we-could-have-a-pretty-good-time.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Category: Happiness
![If only we’d stop trying to be happy, we could have a pretty good time.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3gVVnZjJJWM/X1tryaBYRBI/AAAAAAAAHTg/OVtek89P9nALFcLXs3xj-kfHpJ73PoUOACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/if-only-wed-stop-trying-to-be-happy-we-could-have-a-pretty-good-time.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
![Keep your best wishes, close to your heart and watch what happens](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1o3y1yqEMoY/X1twLgszB1I/AAAAAAAAIAQ/lRk7JUwzcyUiLtRjbyaH2f_oYhhir2gMwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/keep-your-best-wishes-close-to-your-heart-and-watch-what-happens.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Keep your best wishes, close to your heart and watch what happens
![The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2iMiSKeQoD4/X1uKFmoIfrI/AAAAAAAAKZg/g6fjZzDIHNsFlHuqDbv1csZRPCdg5XndgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/the-only-way-to-find-true-happiness-is-to-risk-being-completely-cut-open.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open.
![It is sometimes easier to be happy if you don’t know everything.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/--r95e6gRHUA/X1tvS5rRBRI/AAAAAAAAH2E/V2pokuCCIms5-BqFNMqKmZ7xZnKkOedSgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/it-is-sometimes-easier-to-be-happy-if-you-dont-know-everything.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
It is sometimes easier to be happy if you don’t know everything.
![My happiness is very fragile.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b7mZJD3geR4/X0bLyefB9YI/AAAAAAAAEO4/aEldR7k4_QwfihwpQF9W2XMnKQPrQFK3wCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2Kuf-gU/w750-h750-p/my-happiness-is-very-fragile-quotes-by-marianne-faithfull-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-happiness.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
My happiness is very fragile.
![Man only likes to count his troubles; he doesn’t calculate his happiness.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Wu4G10ZqS1c/X1t10hOXQiI/AAAAAAAAIZY/2vTJ-Hiu8McfN5kY0Eh7b-2huiO25P-GgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/man-only-likes-to-count-his-troubles-he-doesnt-calculate-his-happiness.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Man only likes to count his troubles; he doesn’t calculate his happiness.
![He who avoids complaint invites happiness.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1CUbkgiuC0k/X0bC8lwR-lI/AAAAAAAACWQ/v2yLKy-07kg9FJqfXoec9VQY_o2dLriwQCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw16uf-gU/w750-h750-p/he-who-avoids-complaint-invites-happiness-quotes-by-abu-bakr-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-happiness.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
He who avoids complaint invites happiness.
![You can’t be happy unless you’re unhappy sometimes”.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NZQr5Uirtmo/X1uSyJ8vUbI/AAAAAAAALuI/O07D-97t3aUlAyzBZ9GOgsHq_ty86vrDQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/you-cant-be-happy-unless-youre-unhappy-sometimes.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
You can’t be happy unless you’re unhappy sometimes”.
![I’m happy. Which often looks like crazy.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cUH_TDdyle4/X1tstYv8viI/AAAAAAAAHdo/NnOSfwMg5xsYLyU2DxOAxRjMknHWT8xcQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/im-happy-which-often-looks-like-crazy.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
I’m happy. Which often looks like crazy.
![Happiness consists in frequent repetition of pleasure](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-O7bm7Vi18xw/X1toAeWFh-I/AAAAAAAAGoU/IRxN8p6IM3Y9i6XEaMx7xgGhhlngct5pwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/happiness-consists-in-frequent-repetition-of-pleasure.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Happiness consists in frequent repetition of pleasure
![Happiness is not a goal…it’s a by-product of a life well lived.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/--DV25Hom8wo/X1toEhB6UcI/AAAAAAAAGpY/04KzofR88KIMZKoPM26nTUNPBYAvgEw1ACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/happiness-is-not-a-goalits-a-byproduct-of-a-life-well-lived.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Happiness is not a goal…it’s a by-product of a life well lived.
![Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hGsYUtVuvPo/X1uPiN2xLmI/AAAAAAAALM8/R7c4qk29_EMv-BH0jSK9ru6ThMjubKkewCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/wealth-consists-not-in-having-great-possessions-but-in-having-few-wants.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)