Happiness Quotes

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

18390 quotes

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"The pursuit of pleasure often obscures the path to true happiness."
Pliny the Elder
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"The happiness of one is diminished if it comes at the expense of another."
Pliny the Elder
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"The pursuit of pleasure without purpose leads only to ruin."
Cato the Elder
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"The richest man is he who needs the least."
Cato the Elder
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"The pursuit of happiness often prevents its discovery."
Diocletian
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"The pursuit of happiness is a noble goal."
Hadrian
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"Happiness is found in the appreciation of the present moment."
Hadrian
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"Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking."
Antoninus Pius
C
"I have found that true happiness comes not from possession, but from purpose."
Constantine I
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"Happiness is not found but constructed through deliberate choice."
Cato the Elder
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"The pursuit of happiness often leads away from happiness itself."
Cato the Younger
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"The pursuit of happiness through virtue is the only true path."
Cato the Younger
C
"Happiness is the absence of fear and the presence of purpose."
Commodus
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"Happiness is not found in excess, but in purposeful living."
Commodus
C
"The pursuit of happiness is found in service to others."
Cato the Elder
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"The happiness of a ruler means nothing if his people suffer."
Septimius Severus
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"The pursuit of happiness often blinds us to happiness itself."
Septimius Severus
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"The happiness of subjects is the measure of a ruler's legacy."
Constantine I
C
"A happy people is the strongest defense against any foe."
Constantine I
C
"Happiness found in idleness is the happiness of fools."
Cato the Younger
C
"The happiness of the virtuous man is the only happiness that survives scrutiny."
Cato the Younger
A
"The pursuit of happiness often blinds us to the happiness before our eyes."
Antoninus Pius
A
"The happiness found in simple things often exceeds that found in great riches."
Antoninus Pius
C
"Happiness is the delusion of those who lack power."
Commodus
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"The pursuit of perfection often blinds us to the good before us."
Diocletian
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"The pursuit of happiness is often the obstacle to obtaining it."
Diocletian
D
"The pursuit of pleasure without purpose leads to emptiness."
Diocletian
D
"The foundation of all happiness is the acceptance of what cannot be changed."
Diocletian
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"The pursuit of happiness begins with purpose"
Trajan
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"Happiness is found in service to others"
Trajan