Henry Fielding Quotes

If we could only snap the fetters of the body that bind the feet of the soul, we shall experience a great joy. Then we shall not be miserable because of the body's sufferings. We shall become free.

Happiness is a vine that takes root and grows within the heart, never outside it.

Riches can all be lost, but that happiness in your own heart can only be veiled, and it will bring you happiness again, as long as you live.

Joy is a condition that is experienced, but it is more than a feeling; it is, primarily, a state of mind.

In the depth of my soul there is a wordless song.

The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain... When you are joyous look deep into your heart and you will find that it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.

Joy is not dependent upon outward circumstances. Joy is something that we can have under all circumstances when we are sad or happy. Outward circumstances are always neutral. They seem to be happy or sad according to the happy or sad attitudes of the mind.

Her eyes are homes of silent prayers.

But does not happiness come from the soul within?

Mirthfulness is in the mind and you cannot get it out. It is just as good in its place as conscience or veneration.

Follow not after the vain, understand the ills of sense pleasures. One who is vigilant and meditative, obtains deep joy.

Why do things this beautiful make me want to cry?" I asked Michael as I leaned into him. It was an unguarded question, one I'd never have asked of Hugh. "I don't know," said Michael. "Maybe beauty, true beauty, is so overwhelming, it goes straight to our hearts. Maybe it makes us feel emotions that are locked away inside.

The interior joy we feel when we have done a good deed is the nourishment the soul requires.

Things and conditions can give you pleasure but they cannot give you joy- joy arises from within.

The joy of Being, which is the only true happiness, cannot come to you through any form, possession, achievement, person, or event - through anything that happens. That joy cannot come to you - ever. It emanates from the formless dimension within you, from consciousness itself and thus is one with who you are.

If you are joyful, do not worry about lukewarmness. Joy will shine in your eyes and in your look, in your conversation and in your countenance. You will not be able to hide it because joy overflows.

We had just paid the check when Dimitri's cell phone rang. "Hello?" he answered. And like that, his face transformed. That fierceness I so associated with him softened, and he practically glowed. "No, no. It's always a good time for you to call, Roza." Whatever the response on the other end was, it made him smile.

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

As your silence grows; your friendliness, your love grows; your life becomes a moment-to-moment dance, a joy, a celebration.

Pleasure is just a shadow of joy. When there is no joy in you, you become a pleasure seeker.

Those who run after happiness will never be happy. Happiness is something that has to come to the fore from within.

No matter what you are doing, keep the undercurrent of happiness. Learn to be secretly happy within your heart in spite of all circumstances.

But if we are truly happy inside, then age brings with it a maturity, a depth, and a power that only magnifies our radiance.

No voice; but oh - the silence sank Like music on my heart.

You are without needs. There is nothing that you need in order to be perfectly happy. You only think that there is. Your deepest, most perfect happiness will be found within, and once you find it, nothing exterior to your Self can match it, nor can anything destroy it.