Happiness Quotes
Is it a destination or a practice? These quotes explore the most sought-after human experience.
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"The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable."Suetonius
"Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present."Suetonius
"The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things."Plutarch
"Prosperity provides some ease, but the greatest ease comes from within."Plutarch
"Happiness requires both freedom from pain and engagement of the soul."Plutarch
"Happiness is not something ready made; it comes from your own actions."Tacitus
"The greatest pleasure is found in simple things."Tacitus
"We should pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body."Juvenal
"A man who seeks only pleasure will find neither pleasure nor peace."Juvenal
"It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor."Horace
"The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires."Horace
"The pursuit of happiness often prevents its arrival."Martial
"Happiness is a practice, not a destination."Martial
"No one can live happily who looks only to himself and turns everything to his own advantage."Livy
"The purpose of our lives is to be happy."Livy
"Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life."Pliny the Younger
"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."Pliny the Younger
"The happiness that depends on external circumstances is merely pleasure, not true contentment."Ammianus Marcellinus
"The pursuit of pleasure without purpose leads to the ruin of nations."Suetonius
"The pursuit of happiness without virtue is hollow."Tacitus
"Joy is found not in what we possess, but in what we become."Tacitus
"The pursuit of happiness is the pursuit of meaning."Martial
"Happiness is found in the present moment, not in the past or future."Martial
"Happiness is the natural state of a purposeful life."Martial
"The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable."Pliny the Elder
"The pursuit of happiness is the pursuit of purpose."Pliny the Elder
"Content with poverty, my soul is rich."Horace
"The rich and poor are not made by the abundance or scarcity of money, but by their affections."Horace
"The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires."Horace
"The pursuit of happiness is itself the path to happiness."Pliny the Younger