Temporary Happiness Quotes

“It was the sort of happiness that fools you into thinking that there is still so much more, maybe even enough to laugh forever.”
― Laura Nowlin, If He Had Been With Me

“God is more interested in securing my forever happiness than my temporary happiness.”
― Paula Hendricks, Confessions of a Boy-Crazy Girl: On Her Journey From Neediness to Freedom

“Sometimes temporary
feels like a blessing in a world
where love only lasts a second.”
― Laura Chouette

“It is not a loss to sacrifice temporary enjoyment in order to achieve long-term stability.”
― Genereux Philip

“A lasting happiness cannot be attained by seeking temporary happiness.”
― E.A. Bucchianeri, Vocation of a Gadfly

“The gaiety in love is a myth, because it's all TEMPORARY. The misery in love is an undeniable fact, as the bruises stays PERMENANTLY in the heart.”
― SoulWanderer_

“Oh, to love what is lovely, and will not last!”
― Mary Oliver, Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver

“If one departs from the bliss of the Eternal, he will come across the happiness that is obtained from the temporary.”
― Dada Bhagwan

“Short term gain will result in long term pain”
― Umair Aziz Attari

“No, life has no soundtrack, just the daily grind occasionally alleviated by short-lived bursts of happiness—a vacation, the birth of a child, retirement. This is my life and the life of everyone I know—all my friends, all my family members, everyone with whom I have more than a passing acquaintance. I’ve spent nearly forty-five years on this planet, and the majority of those years—my adult years, my reality-based years—have shown me that the adventure Molly and John had no longer exists. This is why I so want Molly to wake up and tell me that I’m wrong.”
― Ray Smith, The Magnolia That Bloomed Unseen

“What felt like love for the boy also felt a lot like frustration, and her happiness about being his girlfriend was already tinged with bitterness. Was it worth riding the twists and turns of their emotional rollercoaster, especially when she had no idea where it was really going?”
― H.C. Roberts, Harp and the Lyre: Extraction