Chance Quote by Lord Chesterfield

Philosophy can add to our happiness in no other manner but by diminishing our misery; it should not pretend to increase our present stock,…

— Oliver Goldsmith

Let us face ourselves bravely as we are. For only a philosophy that recognizes reality can lead us into true happiness, and only that…

— Lin Yutang

The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.

— Epictetus

Happiness is not the belief that we don't need to change; it's the realization that we can.

— Shawn Achor

One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature shall not be broken.

— Leo Tolstoy

The most venerable, clearly understood, enlightened, and reliable constant in the world is not only that we want to be happy, but that we…

— Saint Augustine

Material progress and a higher standard of living bring us greater comfort and health, but do not lead to a transformation of the mind,…

— Dalai Lama

Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a…

— Thomas Jefferson

May your mind be thoroughly impressed with the absolute necessity of universal virtue and goodness, as the only sure road to happiness, and may…

— Abigail Adams

Nature has given the opportunity of happiness to all, knew they but how to use it.

— Claudius Claudianus

“Happiness, if you think about it, is the biggest conundrum we face. The pursuit of it is why we do basically everything that we…

— Brianna Wiest

True happiness is always available to us, but first we have to create the environment for it to flourish.

— Sakyong Mipham