Own Happiness Quotes

158 Own Happiness quotes by 115 unique authors

Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path of humility and self-control, and… — Irving Babbitt
Vices are simply the errors which a man makes in his search after his own happiness. Unlike crimes, they imply no malice toward others, and… — Lysander Spooner
The wise person understands that his own happiness must include the happiness of others. — Dennis Weaver
I think service to others is the real key to winning our own personal freedom and the road to our own happiness, our own personal… — Martin Sheen
Are people the best judges of their own happiness, or outsiders? In defining happiness, should we think of entire lives or of shorter periods such… — Sissela Bok
Look round this universe. What an immense profusion of beings, animated and organized, sensible and active! You admire this prodigious variety and fecundity. But inspect… — David Hume
Consciously or unconsciously, every one of us does render some service or other. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire… — Mahatma Gandhi
Lack of understanding of the true nature of happiness, it seems to me, is the principal reason why people inflict sufferings on others. They think… — Dalai Lama
I do not see why the axiom of Prudence should not be questioned, when it conflicts with present inclination, on a ground similar to that… — Henry Sidgwick
I say that man is entitled to his own happiness and that he must achieve it himself. But that he cannot demand that others give… — Ayn Rand
Every nation ought to have a right to provide for its own happiness. — Alexander Hamilton
My father's nature turned out no waste product; he had none of that useless stuff in him that lies in heaps near factories. He took… — Margot Asquith
The mind is a matter over every kind of fortune; itself acts in both ways, being the cause of its own happiness and misery. — Seneca the Younger
All envy is proportionate to desire; we are uneasy at the attainments of another, according as we think our own happiness would be advanced by… — Samuel Johnson
Pride is seldom delicate, it will please itself with very mean advantages; and envy feels not its own happiness, but when it may be compared… — Samuel Johnson
There are three forces, the only three forces capable of conquering and enslaving forever the conscience of these weak rebels in the interests of their… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
The secret is this. You make your own happiness. — Harold Klemp
My mother is a big believer in being responsible for your own happiness. She always talked about finding joy in small moments and insisted that… — Jennifer Garner
Pay attention to what's happening around you. Read the book before you see the movie. Remember, though you, alone, are responsible for your own happiness,… — Michael J. Fox
If [God] has made it a law in the nature of man to pursue his own happiness, He has left him free in the choice… — Thomas Jefferson
Men make their own happiness, and a man may be respected even though only a slave. — G.A. Henty
When you have read the Bible, you will know it is the word of God, because you will have found it the key to your… — Woodrow Wilson
How do you spell love?... when you reach the point where the happiness, security and development of another person is as much of a driving… — Josh McDowell
He who, seeking his own happiness, punishes or kills beings who also long for happiness, will not find happiness after his death. — Gautama Buddha
To wish for your own happiness is sometimes coupled with another's unhappiness. So then, what exactly should I pray for? Since I couldn't pray for… — Chica Umino

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