Consequence Quote by Mary Wortley Montagu

Happiness is thought to depend on leisure; for we are busy that we may have leisure, and make war that we may live in…

— Aristotle

The happy have whole days, and those they choose. The unhappy have but hours, and those they lose.

— Colley Cibber

Whether we are rich or poor, educated or uneducated, whatever our nationality, colour, social status or ideology may be, the purpose of our lives…

— Dalai Lama

Happiness, whether consisting in pleasure or virtue, or both, is more often found with those who are highly cultivated in their minds and in…

— Aristotle

The more we consume, acquire, and elevate our status, the harder it is to stay happy.

— Jane McGonigal

The only life that is happy is the life that can renounce the amenities of the world. To it the amenities of the world…

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

Some days are happy days - of themselves, as if for their own sakes. They seem to be enjoying themselves, regardless of what use…

— Susan Glaspell

From the greatest to the smallest, happiness and usefulness are largely found in the same soul, and the joy of life is won in…

— Theodore Roosevelt

“Perfect Joy (excerpts) Is there to be found on earth a fullness of joy, or is there no such thing? . . . What…

— Thomas Merton

Happiness consists in the full employment of our faculties in some pursuit.

— Harriet Martineau

We human beings are social beings. We come into the world as the result of others’ actions. We survive here in dependence on others.…

— Anonymous

Happy are they who take life day by day, complain very little, and are thankful for the little things in life

— Anonymous