Happiness Quotes

"There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things beyond our control."

"Misfortune is not that which happens to us, but that which we believe about what happens to us."

"To live a contented life, you must first define what is truly valuable."

"When we say pleasure is the goal of life, we mean not the pleasures of the debauched and the dull, but freedom from bodily pain and mental anguish."

"If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not give him more money, but reduce his desires."

"The good life is obtained by withdrawing from the desire for wealth."

"The disturbance of the soul cannot be ended nor true joy created either by the possession of the greatest wealth or by honor and glory."

"Simple tastes bring pleasure greater than extravagant ones."

"All of life's requirements for happiness are simple: a place to live, someone to love, and something to do."

"No pleasure is a bad thing in itself, but the things which produce certain pleasures bring with them disturbances many times greater than the pleasures."

"Not what we have, but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance."

"Pleasure is the highest good, but some pleasures are to be avoided if they lead to greater pain."

"True contentment comes not from having more, but from wanting less."

"The man who least needs tomorrow is the most cheerful."

"The happy life is not found in merely living, but in understanding how to live well."

"The happy life is thought to be one of virtue."

"Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking."

"The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires."

"Refuse to be unhappy. Nothing outside your own will can obstruct your will."

"No one can live happily who looks only to himself and turns everything to his own advantage."

"The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable."

"The memory of a happy life is like a good treasure."

"The pursuit of happiness through sensory pleasures alone leads only to bondage and diminishment."

"The pleasures of the mind are far more valuable than those of the body."

"The limits of pleasure are set by reason and the avoidance of pain."

"The truly rich person is satisfied with what they have."

"Luxury is not about abundance, but about freedom from need."

"The end of the intellect is truth, just as the end of the appetite is good."

"Human happiness is impossible without virtue."

"The greatest happiness comes from contemplation of eternal truths."