Ecstasy Quote by Cyril Connolly

“For Epicurus, living prudently, in deep appreciation of modest pleasures, was not just the route to happiness, it was happiness.”

— Jennifer Michael Hecht

“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.” —Socrates”

— Rachel Jonat

Even Socrates, who lived a very frugal and simple life, loved to go to the market. When his students asked about this, he replied,…

— Jack Kornfield

“Epicurus is right, that happiness is up at auction all the time, and sold in lots to suit the purchaser whenever he bids high…

— William De Witt Hyde

“When Epicurus defined happiness as the supreme good, he warned his disciples that it is hard work to be happy. Material achievements alone will…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“We were like children after larks, always on the point of catching the art, which was always getting away from us.… At last we…

— Mark A. Flynn

“The more highly a man is developed on the intellectual and moral side, the more independent he is, the more pleasure life gives him.…

— Anton Chekhov

“When Epicurus defined happiness as the supreme good, he warned his disciples that it is hard work to be happy.”

— Yuval Noah Harari

“Socrates, the dialectical hero of the Platonic drama, reminds us of the kindred nature of the Euripidean hero who must defend his actions with…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“Every soul seeks happiness, Socrates believes, and there is a clearly defined path to achieving happiness, though many don’t choose to take it. The…

— Pearson Education

“When Epicurus defined happiness as the supreme good, he warned his disciples that it is hard work to be happy. Material achievements alone will…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“Here we must examine the classical understanding of happiness proclaimed by Moses, Solomon, Jesus, Aristotle, Plato, the church fathers and medieval theologians, and many…

— J.P. Moreland