Happiness is neither without us nor within us. It is in God, both without us and within us. Blaise Pascal godhappiness Change image and share on social
Happiness is overrated. There has to be conflict in life. Brad Pitt conflicthappinesslife Change image and share on social
The first country to adopt happiness as an official goal of public policy is the tiny little country of Bhutan in Asia near China and India. Derek Bok adoptasiabhutan Change image and share on social
Could a government dare to set out with happiness as its goal? Now that there are accepted scientific proofs, it would be easy to audit the progress of national happiness annually, just as we monitor money and GDP. Polly Toynbee acceptannuallyaudit share on social
I take it that the good of mankind means the attainment, by every man, of all the happiness which he can enjoy without diminishing the happiness of his fellow men. Thomas Huxley attainmentdiminishenjoy Change image and share on social
Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, and it leads us a wild-goose chase, and is never attained. Follow some other object, and very possibly we may find that we have caught happiness without dreaming of it. Nathaniel Hawthorne attaincatchchase share on social
In our lives, we have good things and bad things, happiness and pain. Park Chan-wook badgoodhappiness Change image and share on social
All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love. Baruch Spinoza attachdependhappiness Change image and share on social
I think perfect happiness has everything to do with learning to be content with what I have. Deborah Raney contenthappinesslearn Change image and share on social
Worldly wealth is the Devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as their stores increase, as the moon, when she is fullest, is farthest from the sun. Robert Burton baitdevilfar share on social