Happiness Quotes
Is it a destination or a practice? These quotes explore the most sought-after human experience.
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"True happiness consists in goodwill."Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"The happy man is not he who seems thus to others, but he who seems thus to himself."Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"Our greatest happiness does not depend on our conditions."Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"All who are happy are equal in their happiness."Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"Pleasure consists in the absence of pain."Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"The pursuit of happiness is a fundamental right."Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"To be happy, one must consent to be completely free."Albert Camus
"We must imagine Sisyphus happy."Albert Camus
"If we only took care to let people alone, we should be happy."Montesquieu
"Mankind in general are happiest when they are least restrained."Montesquieu
"The happiness of a nation is not merely the happiness of individuals."Montesquieu
"The pursuit of happiness often prevents its achievement."Jean-Paul Sartre
"Happiness is the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a mad and lamentable experiment."Simone de Beauvoir
"To be occupied in doing good is the truest way to be happy."Denis Diderot
"The happiness of society is the true end of government."Denis Diderot
"The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action."Denis Diderot
"The greatest source of happiness is the ability to contribute to the happiness of others."Denis Diderot
"To be happy, we must learn to live as ourselves, not as others wish us to be."Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"The only true happiness is in knowing one's self."Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"Happiness is not found but created through our choices."Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"The gratification of desire is not happiness; the satisfaction of duty is."André Gide
"The secret of my happiness is that I look beyond my miseries."André Gide
"To be happy is to love oneself without illusions."Albert Camus
"The pursuit of happiness often leads to its opposite."Jean-Paul Sartre
"True happiness comes not from riches, but from virtue and peace of mind."Montesquieu
"The greatest pleasures of life come from the simplest sources."Montesquieu
"The only way to avoid being miserable is to cease to care."Denis Diderot
"The greatest pleasures are the ones we have to wait for."Denis Diderot
"The pursuit of happiness often leads away from it."Denis Diderot
"The pursuit of happiness often obscures happiness that already exists."Simone de Beauvoir