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Happiness Quotes by Plato
- And all knowledge, when separated from justice and virtue, is seen to be cunning and not wisdom; wherefore make this your first and last and…
- Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the gods; desired by those who have no part in…
- Of all the Gods, Love is the best friend of humankind, the helper and healer of all ills that stand in the way of human…
- Our object in the construction of the state is the greatest happiness of the whole, and not that of any one class.
- Let him know how to choose the mean and avoid the extremes on either side, as far as possible. . . . For this is…
- ... our purpose in founding our state was not to promote the happiness of a single class, but, so far as possible, of the whole…
- A library of wisdom, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to it. Whoever therefore claims to…
- Happiness springs from doing good and helping others.
- The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living…
More Happiness Quotes
- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt
- The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well, which all men desire; all acts are… — Hannah Arendt
- Happiness depends upon ourselves. — Aristotle
- He who hath many friends hath none. — Aristotle
- What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do. — Aristotle
- Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness. — Aristotle
- Misfortune shows those who are not really friends. — Aristotle
- Friendship is essentially a partnership. — Aristotle
- The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom. — Aristotle
- Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make for themselves different modes of life and… — Aristotle
- It is by not always thinking of yourself, if you can manage it, that you might somehow be happy. Until you make… — Richard Bach
- In order to live free and happily you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice. — Richard Bach