I believe that the very purpose of life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we desire contentment. In my own limited experience, I have found that the more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being.

Dalai Lama

PurposeLifeHappyContentment...+5

The fundamental desire of life is the desire to exist.

Rabindranath Tagore

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There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it.

George Bernard Shaw

LifeTragedyDesireHeart

A life not lived for others is not a life.

Mother Teresa

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I just want to live happily ever after, every now and then.

Jimmy Buffett

LiveHappilyEver

And there is deep down within all of us an instinct. It's a kind of drum major instinct - a desire to be out front, a desire to lead the parade, a desire to be first. And it is something that runs the whole gamut of life.

Martin Luther King Jr.

InstinctDesireLife