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 key to happiness is finding purpose in what you do."
William Rockefeller
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"The pursuit of happiness often requires the surrender of pride."
Cosimo Medici
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"Whoever is happy will make others happy too."
James Hill
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"The purpose of our lives is to be happy."
James Hill
J
"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."
James Hill
"The greatest pleasure is in the acquisition of power."
Charles Yerkes
"The happy man is not he who has much, but he who wants little."
Lorenzo de Medici
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"Happiness is not a destination but a practice we choose repeatedly."
James Hill
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"The paradox of desire is that it diminishes in the light of contentment."
James Hill
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"Happiness is found in small moments, not grand gestures."
Cosimo Medici
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"Happiness is the natural state of a purposeful life."
Cosimo Medici
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"The true measure of success is happiness."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
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"Happiness comes not from endless accumulation but from knowing that one's life has meaning beyond the ledger."
Jacob Fugger
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"The man who can find joy in simple things will never be enslaved by the pursuit of complicated luxuries."
Jacob Fugger
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"The pursuit of happiness is noble, but the pursuit of meaning is essential."
William Rockefeller
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"Happiness is not found in the absence of struggle, but in the mastery of it."
Edward Harriman
C
"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."
Cosimo Medici
J
"Happiness is an inside job; no one can do it for you."
James Hill
J
"Happiness is a habit we cultivate, not a destination we reach."
James Hill
"The happiest man is not he who has the most, but he who desires the least."
Lorenzo de Medici
"Happiness is found in the space between desire and achievement."
Lorenzo de Medici
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"The pursuit of money without meaning is the pursuit of an empty victory."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
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"I have found that optimism is a better strategy than pessimism."
Edward Harriman
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"The pursuit of happiness through mere acquisition is a fool's errand."
William Rockefeller
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"The pursuit of happiness is a worthy endeavor only if pursued with purpose."
William Rockefeller
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"The pursuit of happiness through virtue is the highest calling."
August Belmont Jr.
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"Happiness is not a destination but a direction."
James Hill
"The happiness of others is of little consequence to the man pursuing his own excellence."
Charles Yerkes
"Happiness is not a destination but a moment of satisfied ambition."
Charles Yerkes
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"The greatest happiness comes from lives well-lived."
August Belmont Sr.