Ancient Quote by Mary Pilon

The ancient Greek view of happiness was really defined by leading a productive life: It's not about how much you have, it's about what…

— Karen Duffy

“Human happiness stems from faith in God, from human association, and from a desire to live and let live.”

— Ed Webster

“Philosophers, priests and poets have brooded over the nature of happiness for millennia, and many have concluded that social, ethical and spiritual factors have…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“This is the basic root of all happiness. Whether you’re listening to Aristotle or the psychologists at Harvard or Jesus Christ or the goddamn…

— mark manson

Happiness, in the ancient, noble sense, means self-fulfillment—and is given to those who use to the fullest whatever talents God … bestowed upon them.

— Leo Rosten

Since ancient times, philosophers have maintained that to strive too hard for one's own happiness is self-defeating.

— Peter Singer

I am interested in the idea that people should be able to define their own happiness.

— Ayobami Adebayo

Eventually we learn to define happiness for ourselves, on our own terms, in spite of the pain other people have caused us.

— Joseph January

“All the happiness in the world stems from wanting others to be happy, and all the suffering in the world stems from wanting the…

— Timber Hawkeye

“In this world, all qualities spring from preferring the wellbeing of others to our own, whereas frustrations, confusion, and pain result from selfish attitudes.…

— Dalai Lama XIV

“This is the basic root of all happiness. Whether you’re listening to Aristotle or the psychologists at Harvard or Jesus Christ or the goddamn…

— Mark Manson

There is one wishe that people try to manifest, the emotional stability that gives them the sense of well being that they call happiness.

— Anonymous