“To desire only happiness in a world undoubtedly tragic is to become inauthentic.” — Eric G. Wilson Copy Share Image
Could it be that to truly love a thing is not to desire it, but to desire happiness for it? — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
Every man hath a general desire of his own happiness; and likewise a variety of particular affections, passions, and appetites to particular… — Joseph Butler Copy Share Image
Desire is happiness: satisfaction as happiness is merely the ultimate moment of desire. To be wish and wish alone is happiness, and… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
“if he does not desire any happiness, if he is free of all [attachment], of all fear, of all anger” — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Every human being was wired with the desire for happiness. And we will try different things all in the pursuit of that… — Kirk Franklin Copy Share Image
Although all of us desire happiness, few of us reach that goal because of the seemingly endless cycle of expectation and disappointment. — Tarthang Tulku Copy Share Image
I don't desire happiness. I think it's a myth, and I don't think it's... and it makes you complacent. I feel very… — Beau Willimon Copy Share Image
People have traditionally turned to ritual to help them frame and acknowledge and ultimately even find joy in just such a paradox… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
Desire happiness, aspire to gratitude, long for health, crave compassion, seek satisfaction, lust after God, however & whatever you perceive God to… — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
Each thing tends to move towards its own nature. I always desire happiness which is my true nature. My nature is never… — Adi Shankara Copy Share Image
The rationale for loving others is the recognition of the simple fact that every living being has the same right to and… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
All those who are unhappy in the world are so as a result of their desire for their own happiness. All those… — Shantideva Copy Share Image
But the reason we have this built-in desire for happiness is because we're created in God's image. He wired us to want… — Randy Alcorn Copy Share Image
“When we understand who we are, and how our realities work, we can choose more consciously to shape our lives in an… — Raphael Zernoff Copy Share Image
Experiment with this a little. During these days that you are here with me, don't nourish any desire for happiness, and then… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“I feel both sexes desire happiness and companionship above all. Not everybody feels this way, but a great majority of people do.… — Camie L. Vincent Copy Share Image
“Not all who demand your attention desire your happiness, many merely seeking a conveyance to their own. It is entirely easy when… — Tom Althouse Copy Share Image
“satisfying. You don’t have to psychoanalyze yourself; you can stop obsessing about your body and dwelling in disappointment and frustration. There is… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
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