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