Happiness Quote by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“it is only in the ideal or perfect state that the virtues of the good citizen and the good man are identical.”

— Seneca

“Who doubts that there may be great goodness, and great happiness, and great affection under the absolute government of a good man? Meanwhile, laws…

— John Stuart Mill

“that, when it comes to humanity, “the perfection of our nature and capability of happiness, must be estimated by the degree of reason, virtue,…

— Joseph Heath

“Justice will be found, said Plato, when everyone does their own job, and minds their own business”

— Martin Cohen

“Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, and many others speak of dying for the law, for one’s country, one’s friends, one’s family, even for the emperor.”

— N.T. Wright

“See how Plato is moved and tossed about. Every man, glorying in applying him to himself, sets him on the side he wants. They…

— Sarah Bakewell

“It was the principle of this Court that deterrent laws, however strict, are useless without positive moral discipline; that the happiness of citizens depends,…

— Isocrates

“But I am king. And the well-being of my kingdom depends on my sound judgment and clear head. And those things depend on my…

— Sharon Shinn

“Happiness does not completely depend on comforts or opulence. Even a pauper can be happier than a prince.”

— Ogwo David Emenike

“Natural law is superior as it allows for the pursuit of virtue genuinely initiated from within and themselves.”

— Patrick Mendis

“Justice is the only worship. Love is the only priest. Ignorance is the only slavery. Happiness is the only good. The time to be…

— Robert Green Ingersoll