Happiness Quotes

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

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"The pursuit of happiness is often what prevents us from being happy."
Emma Goldman
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"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants."
Adam Smith
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"Happiness never resides with indifference."
Adam Smith
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"Happiness flows from living in accordance with truth."
Michel Bakunin
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"Happiness is not a destination but a way of living."
Michel Bakunin
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"Real happiness comes from contributing to others' wellbeing."
Peter Kropotkin
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"Happiness multiplies when given away to others."
Peter Kropotkin
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"Happiness is found not in the pursuit of pleasure, but in the fulfillment of duty."
Simón Bolívar
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"I would say that I am a happy man"
Michel Foucault
"The happiness of the masses depends on social justice."
Friedrich Engels
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"Individual happiness is impossible under collective oppression."
Michel Bakunin
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"The most revolutionary thing one can do at this moment is to be publicly happy."
Emma Goldman
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"The greatest happiness is found in working toward the happiness of others."
Peter Kropotkin
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"Joy comes from work freely chosen and shared with comrades."
Peter Kropotkin
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"Every man has the right to pursue his own destiny and happiness."
Simón Bolívar
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"The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion."
Karl Marx
"The happiness of individuals depends on the happiness of society."
Friedrich Engels
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"The happiness of man does not consist in freedom but in the acceptance of duty."
Michel Bakunin
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"Happiness cannot be pursued; it must be allowed to emerge"
Emma Goldman
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"Happiness is found in meaningful work and genuine relationships."
Peter Kropotkin
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"Happiness cannot be pursued directly; it follows meaningful action."
Peter Kropotkin
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"The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion."
Karl Marx
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"Happiness comes from contributing to something greater than oneself."
Michel Bakunin
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"Happiness is the state of those who live according to their conscience."
Michel Bakunin
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"Happiness comes not from possessions but from meaningful human connection."
Emma Goldman
"The pursuit of happiness is thwarted by systems of exploitation."
Friedrich Engels
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"It is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong."
Jeremy Bentham
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"The greatest happiness principle is the foundation of utilitarianism."
Jeremy Bentham
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"A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy."
Jeremy Bentham
"Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness."
John Stuart Mill