Happiness Quote by Anonymous

The pleasures that we seek are not happiness at its peak, for it is contentment that gives true fulfillment.

— Anonymous

Pleasures are like photographs: in the presence of the person we love, we take only negatives, which we develop later, at home, when we…

— Marcel Proust

...pleasure, of course, is a slippery word… Our pleasures ultimately belong to us, not to the pleasure's source.

— Billy Collins

...pleasure, of course, is a slippery word… Our pleasures ultimately belong to us, not to the pleasure's so

— Billy Collins

False pleasures come from without and are imperfect: happiness is internal and our own.

— John Lubbock

I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.

— C. S. Lewis

Pleasures seem solid in their pursuit; but are mere clouds in the enjoyment.

— Thomas Brooks

The pleasures of the world are deceitful; they promise more than they give. They trouble us in seeking them, they do not satisfy us…

— Madame de Lambert

The enjoyment we get from something is powerfully influenced by what we think that thing really is. This is true for intellectual pleasures, such…

— Paul Bloom

Pleasures that are in themselves innocent lose their power of pleasing if they become the sole or main object of pursuit.

— William Edward Hartpole Lecky

Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.

— Stendhal

There is more difference in the quality of our pleasures than in the amount.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson