Aim Quote by William Shenstone Download Open image “What leads to unhappiness is making pleasure the chief aim.” — William Shenstone ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Aim Pleasure Sadness Unhappiness
Ironically, the pursuit of happiness can lead us into the eternal trap of chasing unhappiness. — Justin Kan Copy Share Image
Unhappiness is not knowing what we want and killing ourselves to get it. — Don Herold Copy Share Image
Human beings need unhappiness at least as much as they need happiness. — Shirley Hazzard Copy Share Image
Unhappiness can stem from having only one perspective to play with. — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
When self-interest inclines a man to print, he should consider that the purchaser expects a pennyworth for his penny, and has reason to asperse… — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
Fashion is a great restraint upon your persons of taste and fancy; who would otherwise in the most trifling instances be able to distinguish… — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
Whoe'er has travell'd life's dull round, Where'er his stages may have been, May sigh to think he still has found The warmest welcome at… — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
My banks they are furnish'd with bees, Whose murmur invites one to sleep. — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
His knowledge of books had in some degree diminished his knowledge of the world. — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
Patience is the panacea; but where does it grow, or who can swallow it? — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
A large retinue upon a small income, like a large cascade upon a small stream, tends to discover its tenuity. — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
Independence may be found in comparative as well as in absolute abundance; I mean where a person contracts his desires within the limits of… — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
Long sentences in a short composition are like large rooms in a little house. — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a power which can move the whole world. — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
Persons who discover a flatterer, do not always disapprove him, because he imagines them considerable enough to deserve his applications. — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
A good aim surveys the present state of experience of pupils, and forming a tentative plan of treatment, keeps the plan constantly in view… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
The Christian man must aim at that complete obedience to God in which life finds its highest happiness, its greatest good, its perfect consummation,… — William Barclay Copy Share Image
He [an earnest young reporter] seemed to share the view of many intelligent, well-educated, well-meaning people that, while adult literature may aim to be… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
In Bosnia, little children shot in the head by a guy who thinks it's okay to aim his gun at a child. — Christiane Amanpour Copy Share Image
Design certainly has a cosmetic, aesthetic aim. It always aims at making things beautiful. But relevance is just as important. I often say, 'If… — Yves Behar Copy Share Image
My aim was to make money for the bank. You lose track of the amounts involved when you are engaged in this kind of… — Jerome Kerviel Copy Share Image
My main aim has always been to do good quality films with roles that have some substance. With Power and Beauty there were loads… — Natasha Henstridge Copy Share Image
I really enjoyed it - being involved in watching rushes and playback [in "The Invisible Woman"]. Ralph [Fiennes] was very open to my input,… — Felicity Jones Copy Share Image
The single aim of my life is that every child is: free to be a child, free to grow and develop, free to eat,… — Kailash Satyarthi Copy Share Image
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