„But I think happiness springs from another source, a far deeper one that doesn't depend on will because it comes from love.“

„No power from above can make one human love another. Love comes from within the heart. (Julian)“

—  Sherrilyn Kenyon, Fantasy Lover

Forrás: Fantasy Lover

„Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.“

—  Dale Carnegie American writer and lecturer 1888 - 1955

As quoted in Plenty of Time to Sleep When You're Dead : A Compilation of Life-changing Quotes (2006) by Richard Caridi
As quoted in Sprituality in a Materialistic World (2008) by Leslie Klein
Változat: Remember happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think.

„Wishes cannot be summoned up or kept away at will. They come from deeper within us than good or bad intentions. And they spring up unannounced.“

—  Michael Ende, könyv The Neverending Story

Forrás: The Neverending Story

„The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.“

—  Joan Didion American writer 1934

Forrás: "On Self-Respect", in Slouching Towards Bethlehem

„How mysterious it is, to be in love. For you can be in love with one who knows nothing of you. Perhpas our greatest happinesses spring from such longings-being in love with one who is oblivious of you.“

—  Joyce Carol Oates, Little Bird of Heaven (1st edition)

Forrás: Little Bird of Heaven

„Everybody in the world is seeking happiness—and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn't depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.“

—  Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People

Forrás: How to Win Friends and Influence People

„It happens as well that the feeling of the absurd springs from happiness.“

—  Albert Camus, könyv The Myth of Sisyphus

The Myth of Sisyphus (1942), The Myth of Sisyphus
Kontextus: One does not discover the absurd without being tempted to write a manual of happiness. "What! — by such narrow ways —?" There is but one world, however. Happiness and the absurd are two sons of the same earth. They are inseparable. It would be a mistake to say that happiness necessarily springs from the absurd discovery. It happens as well that the feeling of the absurd springs from happiness.

„Of nothing comes nothing: springs rise not above
Their source in the far-hidden heart of the mountains:
Whence then have descended the Wisdom and Love
That in man leap to light in intelligent fountains?“

—  John Townsend Trowbridge American author 1827 - 1916

The missing Leaf.

„Money is not a motivating factor. Money doesn't thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits to being wealthy. I'm just happy with a ball at my feet. My motivation comes from playing the game I love. If I wasn't paid to be a professional footballer I would willingly play for nothing.“

—  Lionel Messi Argentine association football player 1987

„Loving someone is a loss of freedom -- but one doesn't think of it as loss because one gains so much else.“

—  Erica Jong Novelist, poet, memoirist, critic 1942

How to Save Your Own Life (1977)

„Translation: With most men, unbelief in one thing springs from blind belief in another.“

—  Georg Christoph Lichtenberg German scientist, satirist 1742 - 1799

Bei den meisten Menschen gründet sich der unglaube in einer Sache auf blinden Glauben in einer anderen.
http://books.google.com/books?id=oK1LAAAAcAAJ&q=%22Bei+den+meisten+Menschen+gr%C3%BCndet+sich+der+unglaube+in+einer+Sache+auf+blinden+Glauben+in+einer+anderen%22&pg=PA104#v=onepage
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Variant translation: With most people disbelief in a thing is founded on a blind belief in some other thing.
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook L (1793-1796)

„The source of love is deep in us and we can help others realize a lot of happiness. One word, one action, one thought can reduce another person’s suffering and bring that person joy.“

—  Thich Nhat Hanh Religious leader and peace activist 1926

„Love is the delusion that one woman differs from another.“

—  H.L. Mencken American journalist and writer 1880 - 1956

Sententiæ
1940s–present

„He had come so far from himself that I don't
think he knew who he was anymore.“

—  Hunter S. Thompson, The Rum Diary

Forrás: The Rum Diary

„If people did not love one another, I really don't see what use there would be in having any spring.“

—  Victor Hugo, könyv Les Misérables

Forrás: Les Misérables

„There's no such thing as chance;
And what to us seems merest accident
Springs from the deepest source of destiny.“

—  Friedrich Schiller, Wallenstein

Act II, sc. iii
Wallenstein (1798), Part II - Wallensteins Tod (The Death of Wallenstein)

„Art and ideology often interact on each other; but the plain fact is that both spring from a common source.“

—  Kenneth Tynan English theatre critic and writer 1927 - 1980

Curtains (1961)
Kontextus: Art and ideology often interact on each other; but the plain fact is that both spring from a common source. Both draw on human experience to explain mankind to itself; both attempt, in very different ways, to assemble coherence from seemingly unrelated phenomena; both stand guard for us against chaos.

„From a religious perspective, loving one another is the highest commandment. From a spiritual perspective, loving one another is the wisdom of the ages. From a political perspective, loving one another is just the smartest thing to do. Plus, today it’s the only survivable option.“

—  Marianne Williamson American writer 1952

Twitter https://twitter.com/marwilliamson (26 Nov 2019)

„No good water comes from a muddy spring. No sweet fruit comes from a bitter seed.“

—  José Rizal Filipino writer, ophthalmologist, polyglot and nationalist 1861 - 1896

Letter to the Young Women of Malolos