Happiness Quotes

Is it a destination or a practice? These quotes explore the most sought-after human experience.

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"We should measure economic success by the flourishing of human beings, not by abstract statistics."
Joan Robinson
"Happiness comes not from having more, but from needing less."
Irving Fisher
"Happiness is the natural result of living in accordance with economic reality."
Irving Fisher
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"The improvement of the lower classes is the most likely source of human happiness."
Thomas Malthus
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"Happiness pursued directly often eludes us; it comes through duty fulfilled."
Thomas Malthus
"The pursuit of happiness is often the cause of unhappiness."
Vilfredo Pareto
"Industrial efficiency has not brought proportional increase in human happiness."
Thorstein Veblen
"The pursuit of status through consumption leaves the consumer spiritually impoverished."
Thorstein Veblen
"The distinction between pecuniary success and genuine human flourishing remains deliberately obscured."
Thorstein Veblen
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"Celebrate small wins."
Andrew Ng
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"Enjoy the process."
Andrew Ng
"True wealth consists not in the abundance of possessions but in the moderation of desires."
Irving Fisher
"A nation's true wealth is measured not in dollars but in the well-being of its citizens."
Irving Fisher
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"The constant effort of every man to better his condition is the foundation of public happiness."
Thomas Malthus
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"The happiness of individuals is determined more by their internal dispositions than by external circumstances."
Thomas Malthus
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"The greatest happiness is found not in the pursuit of pleasure but in the exercise of virtue."
Thomas Malthus
"The pursuit of wealth that ignores the pursuit of happiness is a losing game."
Alfred Marshall
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"Happiness comes from meaningful contribution."
Bob Kahn
B
"Happiness is found in simple moments."
Bob Kahn
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"Happiness is not achieved; it's accumulated through meaningful moments."
Andrew Ng
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"Happiness comes from meaningful work and genuine connection."
Vint Cerf
T
"The constant effort towards population means a constant effort, on the part of mankind, to increase the means of happiness."
Thomas Malthus
T
"The increase of wealth is not a sure indication of the increase of happiness of the mass of the people."
Thomas Malthus
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"It is not the possession of riches, but the proper use of them, that contributes to human happiness."
Thomas Malthus
T
"The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the ultimate goal of all moral and political action."
Thomas Malthus
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"Happiness comes from doing work that matters."
Brendan Eich
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"The web should enable human flourishing."
Tim Berners-Lee
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"Happiness comes from meaningful work."
Ryan Dahl
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"Happiness comes from doing something you believe is important, not from achievement itself."
Fei-Fei Li
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"The pleasure derived from the possession of wealth consists in the power it gives to procure the comforts and conveniences of life."
David Ricardo