Happiness Quotes

"The purpose of our lives is to be happy."

"Happiness is found in the struggle, not the victory."

"The pursuit of happiness leads away from it; the pursuit of virtue leads to it."

"Happiness is found not in conquest, but in the pursuit of excellence."

"Call no man happy until he is dead."

"The farm that waits for me is richer than any throne I could claim."

"The pursuit of pleasure is not a vice; it is the purpose of existence."

"Fortune smiles upon those who smile first at fortune."

"The greatest happiness comes not from having, but from becoming"

"The pursuit of happiness is a right, but happiness itself must be earned."

"Happiness is not a state but a direction."

"A cheerful spirit is the best medicine for the troubled soul."

"To pursue happiness directly is to lose it; pursue virtue instead."

"In returning to private life, I find more satisfaction than in wielding public office."

"The greatest wealth is a contented mind."

"The pursuit of happiness is often the very thing that prevents its attainment."

"The pursuit of happiness is best abandoned in favor of the pursuit of meaning."

"Those who seek only happiness often miss it; those who seek purpose find happiness as well."

"Happiness pursued directly slips through your fingers; sought indirectly, it becomes your companion."

"The man who lives by pleasure dies by regret."

"Happiness is the byproduct of virtue, never its goal."

"The pursuit of happiness through virtue is the only pursuit worth making."

"In accepting duty, one often finds joy that power can never grant."

"The pursuit of pleasure without purpose leads to the palace of fools."

"Happiness is not the absence of struggle, but the presence of purpose within the struggle."

"The greatest happiness comes from knowing you lived without regret."

"It is not in the nature of things for any to exist without pleasure."

"The greatest pleasures of life are those of the mind and spirit."

"The pursuit of happiness often leads away from happiness itself."

"He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have."