Often referred to as the ultimate goal, happiness is something that we all know we should strive for, but is hard to fully appreciate in the moment. That’s why these English quotes about happiness will help bring a bit of optimism and joy into your life.

"The greatest part of our happiness depends on our dispositions, not our circumstances." – Martha Washington

"The purpose of our lives is to be happy." – Dalai Lama

"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude." – Denis Waitley

"Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination." – Immanuel Kant

"The happiest people don’t have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything." – Unknown

"Happiness is an inside job. Don’t assign anyone else that much power over your life." – Mandy Hale

"Happiness is a choice. You can choose to be happy. There’s going to be stress in life, but it’s your choice whether you let it affect you or not." – Valerie Bertinelli

"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." – Mahatma Gandhi

"Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city." – George Burns

"A great obstacle to happiness is to expect too much happiness." – Bernard de Fontenelle