Happiness Quote by Thomas Aquinas

“The earthly desires men cherish are shadows. There is no true happiness in fulfilling them. Why, then, do we continue to pursue joys without…

— Thomas Merton

“This lively health, when entirely free from all mixture of pain, of itself gives an inward pleasure, independent of all external objects of delight;…

— Thomas More

He gives us in this life an earnest of expected joys that out-values and transcends all those momentary pleasures it requires us to forsake.

— Robert Boyle

For the rational, psychologically healthy man, the desire for pleasure is the desire to celebrate his control over reality. For the neurotic, the desire…

— Nathaniel Branden

“Addictions, even as they resemble normal human yearnings, are more about desire than attainment. In the addicted mode, the emotional charge is in the…

— Gabor Maté

“Pleasure is a false god. Research shows that people who focus their energy on superficial pleasures end up more anxious, more emotionally unstable, and…

— Mark Manson

I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.

— C. S. Lewis

It is no wonder if, under the pressure of these possibilities of suffering, men are accustomed to moderate their claims to happiness - just…

— Sigmund Freud

The truth is, we are a culture built on a reward system, and our instinctive pursuit of pleasure can often lead us astray. We…

— Dan Levy

Don't indulge in careless behaviour. Don't be the friend of sensual pleasures. He who meditates attentively attains abundant joy.

— Gautama Buddha

Man is not constituted to take pleasure in the same things always.

— Sophocles

Life must be filled up, and the man who is not capable of intellectual pleasures must content himself with such as his senses can…

— Samuel Johnson