Happiness Quotes

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

18390 quotes

J
"The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action."
Jonathan Swift
J
"Happiness is the perpetual possession of being well deceived."
Jonathan Swift
L
"The happiness of man is properly composed of good humour and good nature."
Laurence Sterne
L
"Delight, too, was the pursuits which were engrossing the hearts of those around him."
Laurence Sterne
L
"The key to happiness is to think but little of yourself and much of others."
Laurence Sterne
L
"The art of being happy lies in the art of not bothering one's self with things that do not concern him."
Laurence Sterne
L
"The world is full of those who have learned to live without knowing how to be happy."
Laurence Sterne
A
"Happiness is found not in possession, but in appreciation."
Ann Radcliffe
S
"To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition."
Samuel Johnson
S
"Happiness is a state of activity of the soul in accordance with virtue."
Samuel Johnson
S
"The great source of pleasure is variety."
Samuel Johnson
F
"I believe the greatest happiness is to be of use to others."
Frances Burney
F
"The greatest wealth is contentment of the mind."
Frances Burney
F
"I have observed that the most unhappy people are those who seek only their own interest."
Frances Burney
F
"The secret to happiness is the cultivation of virtue."
Frances Burney
H
"The greatest happiness in life is to be convinced we are loved."
Henry Fielding
H
"The pursuit of pleasure, when guided by reason, leads to contentment."
Henry Fielding
M
"Reason and virtue, the two chief sources of happiness, produce a tone of mind that cannot be easily disturbed."
Mary Wollstonecraft
M
"Without education, there is no virtue; without virtue, there is no happiness."
Mary Wollstonecraft
M
"A woman's happiness must depend on her own exertions and the esteem of her equals."
Mary Wollstonecraft
"The greatest blessing of mankind are within us and within our reach, but we shut our eyes and see them not."
Daniel Defoe
"Happiness is the harvest of a well-ordered life."
Daniel Defoe
"The pursuit of happiness often prevents its attainment."
Daniel Defoe
"True happiness lies not in wealth but in contentment."
Eliza Haywood
J
"The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes."
Jonathan Swift
J
"The happy man is not he who seems thus to others, but he who seems thus to himself."
Jonathan Swift
"Beauty and humor make the world turn on love."
Aphra Behn
M
"Happiness is not a destination; it is a manner of travel."
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
M
"Happiness is found in the pursuit of purpose."
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
"The pursuit of happiness through the approval of others is a path that leads nowhere."
Eliza Haywood