Happiness Quotes
Is it a destination or a practice? These quotes explore the most sought-after human experience.
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"Happiness is not a destination but a byproduct of living according to our nature."Johann Tetens
"The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it."Johann Goethe
"Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must."Johann Goethe
"Create, in order that you may be happy."Johann Goethe
"The greatest good is the happiness of the greatest number."Johann Herder
"True happiness lies in the contentment of the heart."Johann Herder
"Happiness springs from the pursuit of virtue and reason."Catharine Macaulay
"To be useful to the world is the only way to be happy."Friedrich Schiller
"Joy is given, not earned."Friedrich Schiller
"The moment of supreme happiness is when a human being becomes greater than himself."Friedrich Schiller
"Contentment gives a crown, though made of straws."George Berkeley
"Happiness is found in the simple things."Hugo Grotius
"Happiness comes from understanding one's place in the grand order of things."Christian Wolff
"Pleasure pursued for its own sake leads away from true happiness."Christian Wolff
"Happiness flows from virtue and good deeds"Jean Bodin
"The greatest wealth is contentment with what we have."Hugo Grotius
"The pursuit of happiness must be tempered by virtue."Hugo Grotius
"Every nation has the center of happiness within itself."Johann Herder
"The pursuit of happiness requires first the pursuit of truth."Catharine Macaulay
"Happiness pursued for its own sake becomes elusive; it comes through virtue."Catharine Macaulay
"The hours that make us happy make us wise."Johann Goethe
"The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it."Johann Goethe
"Joy is the mainspring of all action and the sun of human life."Friedrich Schiller
"Those who seek only pleasure find it fleeting; those who seek purpose find lasting joy."Friedrich Schiller
"True happiness arises from the alignment of our will with rational principles."Christian Wolff
"Happiness and virtue are not separate pursuits but aspects of the same goal."Christian Wolff
"The satisfaction found in genuine understanding surpasses all material pleasures."Christian Wolff
"Every man desires happiness, yet few understand what it truly is."Giovanni Vico
"Happiness is found not in possession, but in understanding."Hugo Grotius
"The pursuit of happiness is the pursuit of understanding oneself."Hugo Grotius