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 happiness without justice is hollow and meaningless."
Jean-Paul Marat
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"Happiness flows from virtue and duty fulfilled."
Robespierre
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"The pursuit of happiness through virtue is the only lasting path to contentment."
Louis XVI
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"Happiness is not a destination to be reached, but a manner of traveling."
Louis XVI
"I sought happiness in simple pleasures when the world demanded grandeur."
Marie Antoinette
"I sought happiness in forbidden places, and happiness found me there."
Marie Antoinette
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"The pursuit of happiness through virtue is the only pursuit worth undertaking."
Jean-Paul Marat
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"The happiness of the people is the supreme law."
Robespierre
"Happiness follows virtue and righteous living"
Paul Revere
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"Happiness flows from purpose, not from pleasure alone"
Benedict Arnold
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"Happiness is not a destination but a way of traveling"
Benedict Arnold
"In the pursuit of happiness, we often overlook joy."
Georges Danton
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"The pursuit of happiness should never require the suffering of others."
Camille Desmoulins
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"The pursuit of happiness is worthless if purchased with another's slavery."
Camille Desmoulins
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"I cannot conceive of true happiness without the consciousness of having contributed to the good of mankind."
Marquis de Lafayette
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"I have learned that the secret of happiness is never to look back."
Marquis de Lafayette
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"Happiness is not a state to be attained but a direction to be chosen."
Marquis de Lafayette
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"No people can be truly happy under the rule of tyranny."
Patrick Henry
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"To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people is chimerical."
James Madison
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"It is my sincere conviction that the happiness of the people is the object of government."
James Madison
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"The happiness of society is the end of government."
John Adams
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"A wise and prudent man will always endeavor so to conduct himself in the world as to promote his own happiness."
Samuel Adams
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"The pursuit of happiness is a noble goal, but it must never come at the expense of others' freedom."
Marquis de Lafayette
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"The pursuit of happiness without virtue is a hollow and empty goal."
Marquis de Lafayette
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"The pursuit of happiness through conquest is like chasing shadows in the dark."
Benedict Arnold
"Independence is my happiness."
Thomas Paine
"Be just and good; by these you will always be happy."
Thomas Paine
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"I have found that success tastes hollow when built upon deception."
Benedict Arnold
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"The pursuit of happiness is hollow if purchased at the expense of freedom."
Samuel Adams
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"The success of any government is to be measured by the happiness it produces."
James Madison