The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.

The deepest thing in any one is the conviction of the bad luck that follows boasting.

I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with settled purpose must accomplish it, and that nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.

When the intensity of emotional conviction subsides, a man who is in the habit of reasoning will search for logical grounds in favor of the belief which he finds in himself.

The compensation of a very early success is a conviction that life is a romantic matter. In the best sense one stays young.

A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures.

Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never-in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.

An irresistible passion that would induce me to believe in innate ideas and the truth of prophecy has decided my career. I have always loved liberty with the enthusiasm which actuates the religious man with the passion of a lover and with the conviction of a geometrician.

That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God.

The secret of success is conviction and persistence.

In the age-old contest between popularity and principle, only those willing to lose for their convictions are deserving of posterity’s approval.

When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.

If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes.

Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.

Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations.

To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.

The man who pursues happiness wisely will aim at the possession of a number of subsidiary interests in addition to those central ones upon which his life is built.

But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?

But what is happiness except for the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads.

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.

No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

To love or have loved, that is enough. Ask nothing further. There is no other pearl of be found in the dark folds of life.

And God said love your enemy and I obeyed him and loved myself.

Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.

What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.

Until you get comfortable with being alone, you’ll never know if you’re choosing someone out of love or loneliness.

Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.

You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach, when feeling out of sight for the ends of being and ideal grace.

Most people are on the world, not in it—have no conscious sympathy or relationship to anything about them—undiffused, separate, and rigidly alone like marbles of polished stone, touching but separate.

Before a man can accomplish anything of an enduring nature in the world, he must first of all acquire some measure of success in the management of his own mind.

Peaces comes from within. Do not seek it without.

The world will ask you who you are, and if you don't know, the world will tell you.

Conquer yourself rather than the world.

I do not know what I may appear to the world; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.

If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you’re allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.