Happiness Quotes
Is it a destination or a practice? These quotes explore the most sought-after human experience.
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"The roots of happiness extend deep into soil of meaningful work."Thales of Miletus
"Happiness is the natural result of a life lived in accordance with wisdom."Thales of Miletus
"Happiness is the result of living in accordance with nature and reason."Pythagoras
"To understand the limitation of things, desire them."Laozi
"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."Epicurus
"Pleasure is the absence of pain and fear."Epicurus
"If you want to make a person happy, add not to their possessions but subtract from their desires."Epicurus
"To live happily, live modestly."Epicurus
"Happiness depends upon ourselves."Aristotle
"Happiness is found in the balance of all things."Pythagoras
"The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires and a richness of simple pleasures."Epicurus
"The greatest wealth is to live with little, desiring nothing else."Heraclitus
"The path to happiness is paved with acceptance of sorrow."Heraclitus
"Happiness is activity of the soul in accordance with virtue."Plato
"If you don't get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don't want, you suffer."Socrates
"Virtue is happiness."Socrates
"The art of living well is to understand that simple pleasures are the greatest treasures."Epicurus
"Happiness comes not from seeking it, but from serving others."Elrond
"Happiness is found not in possession, but in purpose."Elrond
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"Happiness is found in the smallest moments with friends."Timmy
"Happiness belongs to the self-sufficient."Aristotle
"The happy life is thought to be virtuous; now a virtuous life requires exertion, and does not consist in amusement."Aristotle
"The happy life is lived in accordance with virtue; it is a life involving effort and is not a state of amusement."Aristotle
"The same principles which at first lead to happiness, when followed to excess, cease to conduct to happiness, and produce the reverse."Plato
"The advancement of knowledge is the highest type of happiness."Plato
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"Finding joy in simple moments is real happiness."Timmy
"I deserve happiness."Timmy
"I choose to be happy."Timmy