Happiness Quotes

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

18390 quotes

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"All human happiness derives ultimately from the satisfaction of basic needs and the friendship of good men."
Aristophanes
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"A society that forgets to laugh has forgotten how to live."
Aristophanes
A
"The man who seeks happiness through pleasure finds it ever more elusive."
Aristophanes
E
"The first requisite to contentment is that a man be born in a congenial place."
Euripides
D
"Happiness resides not in strength of body, but in strength of character."
Democritus
D
"Cheerfulness and tranquility are the source of true contentment."
Democritus
D
"A cheerful poverty is an honorable state."
Democritus
A
"To live well is to live in harmony with the invisible currents around us."
Anaximenes
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"The greatest wealth is peace of mind"
Empedocles
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"There is no greater wealth than a contented mind"
Sophocles
E
"True happiness is like fire - the closer you get, the warmer you feel."
Euripides
E
"Happiness comes not from the absence of struggle, but from understanding its necessity."
Empedocles
A
"The rich are not those with much money, but those who have learned to want little."
Aristophanes
F
"Happiness is a choice, not a destination."
Frankie Boyle
F
"Happiness is found in the simplest moments."
Frankie Boyle
F
"Joy is an act of resistance."
Frankie Boyle
D
"Poverty and wealth are not opposites in fortune but in mind."
Democritus
D
"The pursuit of happiness through wealth is like chasing one's shadow."
Democritus
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"What exists is whole, complete, and wanting nothing."
Parmenides
E
"The pursuit of happiness often prevents its arrival."
Euripides
E
"Happiness is found not in chasing pleasure, but in living virtuously."
Euripides
S
"The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his conflicts."
Sophocles
F
"The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy. It's all that matters."
Frankie Boyle
F
"Comparison is the thief of joy."
Frankie Boyle
F
"Happiness is not a destination; it's a way of traveling."
Frankie Boyle
A
"The secret to happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does."
Aristophanes
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"A life without laughter is like a year without spring."
Aristophanes
E
"Happiness is not the absence of struggle but the alignment with one's true nature."
Empedocles
E
"To experience joy, one must first be capable of experiencing sorrow."
Empedocles
D
"The pursuit of pleasure without wisdom leads to the greatest pain."
Democritus