Happiness Quotes

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

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"The fountain of content must spring up in the mind, and he who has so little knowledge of himself as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts."
Samuel Johnson
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"The pursuit of happiness without virtue is hollow."
Samuel Johnson
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"Ah, sweet Content, where dost thou dwell?"
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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"The best and happiest people are those who think most earnestly and searchingly."
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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"To die and to be truly happy, were the same thing."
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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"The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of all morality."
Percy Bysshe Shelley
"The pursuit of happiness often obscures its presence."
Aphra Behn
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"The greatest pleasure is when the heart is satisfied and at rest."
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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"A man is as happy as he chooses to be."
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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"Happiness is a fleeting shadow, forever chased but never caught."
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
"Better by far you should forget and smile than that you should remember and be sad."
Christina Rossetti
"My heart is like a singing bird."
Christina Rossetti
"The gloom of the world is but a shadow; behind it, yet within our reach, is joy."
Christina Rossetti
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"Happiness is not a destination but a journey."
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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"It is in my opinion the greatest happiness of my life to have obtained the first place in your esteem."
Jonathan Swift
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"True happiness is of a retired nature."
Jonathan Swift
"Happiness lies not in circumstance but in the freedom to choose one's path."
Eliza Haywood
"Happiness is found not in avoiding conflict but in knowing oneself well enough to navigate it."
Eliza Haywood
"Happiness dwells not in palaces but in the freedom of one's own mind."
Aphra Behn
"The pursuit of happiness often blinds us to joy present."
Aphra Behn
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"The fountain of content must spring up in the mind, and he who hath so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts."
Samuel Johnson
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"No man is a failure who is enjoying life."
Samuel Johnson
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"I have already inhabited a paradise."
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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"Energy is Eternal Delight."
William Blake
"Better by far you should forget and smile, than that you should remember and be sad."
Christina Rossetti
"The truest happiness comes from making others happy."
Christina Rossetti
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"The pursuit of happiness is found in the depths of contemplation and love."
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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"Happiness is found in the pursuit of truth and the expression of love."
Percy Bysshe Shelley
"Happiness is not found in the pursuit, but in the surrender."
Aphra Behn
"Happiness is not found; it is created through deliberate action."
Eliza Haywood