Favorite quotes on happiness - your own or other famous quotes?

Question

I'm going to be getting a tattoo sometime in the near future, and every time I think about printing on myself eternally I feel it should be something meaningful - thus, I chose happiness, which is the only thing in life I live for.

So, given that I'm not going to write "Happy" in Italian on my neck, and I can't find an Italian proverb about happiness, I would like some suggestions.

What's a quote about happiness that you love? Or a mantra of yours maybe?

I prefer short, since I don't want a huge tattoo, and I'm a simple kind of person :o) But please, whatever you feel is appropriate, let me know, all suggestions are welcome

Answer 1

There's several quotes on the quotations page at www.alternativeeducationbible.com that might help you with that.  It's a free website by teachers, for teachers.

Answer 2

Happiness is determined by our suffering moments. It is our suffering times that tell us what makes us happy because it's during those times, that we realize what we did not appreciate. Just like in our happy times, we know what to avoid to make those pleasurable moments last.

-Me

Answer 3

Happiness only real when shared

      -Christopher McCandless (Into the Wild)

Answer 4

If you want to be happy, be.

-Leo Tolstoy